diff --git a/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.SlackBuild b/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.SlackBuild
index 2e0efbb713..e6eacb6294 100644
--- a/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python2-psutil
 SRCNAM=${PRGNAM#python2-*}
-VERSION=${VERSION:-5.9.6}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-5.9.7}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.info b/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.info
index af49618634..36286d9fe1 100644
--- a/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.info
+++ b/python/python2-psutil/python2-psutil.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python2-psutil"
-VERSION="5.9.6"
+VERSION="5.9.7"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/psutil/psutil-5.9.6.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="eec35090e7474e471a12f0dd16c981f9"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/psutil/psutil-5.9.7.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="afcc40a779f84f6d909570a8934cebc3"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""