diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cr/cratedb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cr/cratedb/package.nix
index 35a928ba283b..77158519c689 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cr/cratedb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cr/cratedb/package.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 let
   # Wants at least Java 22
   jdk = openjdk23;
-  version = "5.9.5";
+  version = "5.9.6";
 in
 maven.buildMavenPackage {
   pname = "cratedb";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage {
     owner = "crate";
     repo = "crate";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-T72Cy/jU8l68Res85bcZysRB81IqUF4eqgRxW7TJ+6Q=";
+    hash = "sha256-IBIOxcpd1MXMz+Z2utnjZfN74qX/ZrKVNrIjFaLKBEA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage {
     (replaceVars ./fix-poms.patch { inherit jdk; })
   ];
 
-  mvnHash = "sha256-D5cVCx++99DJWX5UHgJydDDYCYmH1cKQ3EAKktFz+gE=";
+  mvnHash = "sha256-p0LSR6I876/JNfrLp19PnLAx00gL4E2mZK+CO8X2IzU=";
   mvnJdk = jdk;
+  mvnParameters = "-DskipTests";
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall