diff --git a/utils/nano/Makefile b/utils/nano/Makefile
index 944f4fa17..259a52f3b 100644
--- a/utils/nano/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nano/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nano
-PKG_VERSION:=2.9.6
+PKG_VERSION:=2.9.7
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/nano
-PKG_HASH:=a373507ebb4e9307a8202fbc19b5d29718025c8ec773669349211c362545d4c6
+PKG_HASH:=b64ab017305b1777e97b5b9b07b31db8aeebfc3e8719f61e8da1cf3866d344bd
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1