diff --git a/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk b/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk
index df648f812..70bbe307b 100644
--- a/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk
+++ b/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-FLASHROM_VERSION = 0.9.6.1
+FLASHROM_VERSION = 0.9.7
 FLASHROM_SOURCE = flashrom-$(FLASHROM_VERSION).tar.bz2
 FLASHROM_SITE = http://download.flashrom.org/releases
 FLASHROM_DEPENDENCIES = pciutils