diff --git a/extra/python/PKGBUILD b/extra/python/PKGBUILD
index 76622c2db..dbaae0dc0 100644
--- a/extra/python/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/python/PKGBUILD
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ shopt -s extglob
 
 pkgbase=python
 pkgname=(python python-tests)
-pkgver=3.9.5
-pkgrel=3
+pkgver=3.9.6
+pkgrel=1
 _pybasever=${pkgver%.*}
 pkgdesc="Next generation of the python high-level scripting language"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ depends=('bzip2' 'expat' 'gdbm' 'libffi' 'libnsl' 'libxcrypt' 'openssl' 'zlib')
 makedepends=('tk' 'sqlite' 'bluez-libs' 'mpdecimal' 'llvm' 'gdb' 'xorg-server-xvfb' 'ttf-font')
 source=("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${pkgver%rc*}/Python-${pkgver}.tar.xz"{,.asc}
         mpdecimal-2.5.1.patch)
-sha512sums=('7b581af1b3e73695f124ff6a3a960e22104153a5d920ca930c046f42ea313b1e7ec77e39876db2bf5d5da6d7412cb072ff8ae7814dda12c14f9da6c570fb0995'
+sha512sums=('01c529e3207738d8771caeb5ed6217e10745c21aa39832fe3185e1c87fdb6aedead97ce38dbb11e02d873654028bd8071c3f345c18452769520723284efe9dc1'
             'SKIP'
             '58f683cbfdc6aa84c03d068c1bc2f1d8d2c17ba4f7b632c14ab1d529d8332e767354266c3815e239427497fff1a42ec2a37739ea312d24cb76a69dcf1c98c0ad')
 validpgpkeys=('0D96DF4D4110E5C43FBFB17F2D347EA6AA65421D'  # Ned Deily (Python release signing key) <nad@python.org>