diff --git a/utils/nano/Makefile b/utils/nano/Makefile
index 77521e4135..944f4fa17c 100644
--- a/utils/nano/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nano/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nano
-PKG_VERSION:=2.9.5
+PKG_VERSION:=2.9.6
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/nano
-PKG_HASH:=7b8d181cb57f42fa86a380bb9ad46abab859b60383607f731b65a9077f4b4e19
+PKG_HASH:=a373507ebb4e9307a8202fbc19b5d29718025c8ec773669349211c362545d4c6
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1