diff --git a/lfs/openssh b/lfs/openssh
index 3833f2ca7..315b1a70b 100644
--- a/lfs/openssh
+++ b/lfs/openssh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2023  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2024  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
 #                                                                             #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 9.6p1
+VER        = 9.7p1
 
 THISAPP    = openssh-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = dd7f6747fe89f7b386be4faaf7fc43398a9bf439e45608ae61c2126cf8743c64ef7b5af45c75e9007b0bda525f8809261ca0f2fc47ce60177ba769a5324719dd
+$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 520859fcbdf678808fc8515b64585ab9a90a8055fa869df6fbba3083cb7f73ddb81ed9ea981e131520736a8aed838f85ae68ca63406a410df61039913c5cb48b
 
 install : $(TARGET)