diff --git a/srcpkgs/yascreen/template b/srcpkgs/yascreen/template
index ac410eb0195..7b681e739c7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yascreen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/yascreen/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'yascreen'
 pkgname=yascreen
-version=1.96
+version=1.97
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 short_desc="Yet Another Screen Library"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license="LGPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/bbonev/yascreen"
 changelog="https://github.com/bbonev/yascreen/raw/master/debian/changelog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/bbonev/yascreen/releases/download/v${version}/yascreen-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=5f040d6ee5139450abf80e0e359c94368df3f56a6908d89dca959d9df5c5a8f0
+checksum=de8ba855057ca17a12d35507bdca9739011bd28b940749a7261a0e95d549d128
 
 yascreen-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"