diff --git a/srcpkgs/igraph/template b/srcpkgs/igraph/template
index f131886aae6..983de0006d3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/igraph/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/igraph/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'igraph'
 pkgname=igraph
-version=0.9.6
+version=0.9.8
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DIGRAPH_ENABLE_TLS=on -DIGRAPH_ENABLE_LTO=on -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://igraph.org/c/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/igraph/igraph/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/igraph/igraph/releases/download/${version}/igraph-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7c299ec54eecfe413758c332a42c4cb71d02d2951b2ac232584d317c5792f387
+checksum=f9a83473cea3e037b605b79b336be656b00dcf3037b233b4b250bd9270f36397
 
 igraph-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"