diff --git a/lfs/sudo b/lfs/sudo
index 6c09fac10..ab6fbf99b 100644
--- a/lfs/sudo
+++ b/lfs/sudo
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.9.6p1
+VER        = 1.9.7
 
 THISAPP    = sudo-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 334f8337d497f2f5df2db72448bd259d
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 1ed8b73ba56c9b05ed22681b7b92d1b2
 
 install : $(TARGET)