diff --git a/packages/network/libssh/package.mk b/packages/network/libssh/package.mk
index 4f7eed7125..8b6d16c131 100644
--- a/packages/network/libssh/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/libssh/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="libssh"
-PKG_VERSION="0.9.5"
-PKG_SHA256="acffef2da98e761fc1fd9c4fddde0f3af60ab44c4f5af05cd1b2d60a3fa08718"
+PKG_VERSION="0.9.6"
+PKG_SHA256="86bcf885bd9b80466fe0e05453c58b877df61afa8ba947a58c356d7f0fab829b"
 PKG_LICENSE="LGPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.libssh.org/"
 PKG_URL="https://www.libssh.org/files/$(get_pkg_version_maj_min)/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"