diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index 5b854734e65..b537a680418 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=9.5.0
+version=9.6.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Dqemu_user=libvirt -Dqemu_group=libvirt -Drunstatedir=/run
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://libvirt.org/news.html"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=df5ea2272c4d1ce1889892d88292506616c1e10ebe8ecdeac7928f2ebdc3044a
+checksum=10f2e52dbb5df90410594a8e36d0e0587d38f11efb64ff32cbec422b93b70c52
 # At least one test times out on CI but works locally
 make_check=ci-skip