diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/libssh b/config/rootfiles/common/libssh
index 0bde1b45d..ffb5ad59e 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/libssh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/libssh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #usr/include/libssh/callbacks.h
 #usr/include/libssh/legacy.h
 #usr/include/libssh/libssh.h
+#usr/include/libssh/libssh_version.h
 #usr/include/libssh/libsshpp.hpp
 #usr/include/libssh/server.h
 #usr/include/libssh/sftp.h
@@ -12,5 +13,5 @@
 #usr/lib/cmake/libssh/libssh-config.cmake
 #usr/lib/libssh.so
 usr/lib/libssh.so.4
-usr/lib/libssh.so.4.8.4
+usr/lib/libssh.so.4.8.7
 #usr/lib/pkgconfig/libssh.pc
diff --git a/lfs/libssh b/lfs/libssh
index 4eaddcd70..d08e91146 100644
--- a/lfs/libssh
+++ b/lfs/libssh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 0.9.3
+VER        = 0.9.6
 
 THISAPP    = libssh-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = f35e9ad384f29375718682a88a3885da
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 0174df377361221a31a9576afbaba330
 
 install : $(TARGET)