diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pr/proj/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pr/proj/package.nix
index be79b8659203..2857daa8551e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pr/proj/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pr/proj/package.nix
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "proj";
-  version = "9.6.1";
+  version = "9.7.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "OSGeo";
     repo = "PROJ";
     rev = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-81wrwBB11SKhq2dTBrvbuUd97iYkTYYrYyKpk2IlHAA=";
+    hash = "sha256-Vdznj9WGuws1p+owDNHlVERjOM3fS1+RBtqe01q500E=";
   };
 
   patches = [