diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix
index 3365ce609722..335c02a4df17 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsdist/package.nix
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "dnsdist";
-  version = "1.8.3";
+  version = "1.9.7";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/dnsdist-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    hash = "sha256-hYMj8u1RgUiLt1WPv0+E7HGYYAsHCyxTddFdQGlXJ/Q=";
+    hash = "sha256-KFERwrff9ryKJAcQalHDZcxb9eYof+RZops5bHRiAzI=";
   };
 
   patches = [