diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.9.6p1.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.9.7.bb
similarity index 96%
rename from meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.9.6p1.bb
rename to meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.9.7.bb
index b333459136..4685ca10b5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.9.6p1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_1.9.7.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SRC_URI = "https://www.sudo.ws/dist/sudo-${PV}.tar.gz \
 
 PAM_SRC_URI = "file://sudo.pam"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a9e9cdc058fafeb9cd3ebfb864c81755e524d98aa022152763f25bce8ca3ca90"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "2bbe7c2d6699b84d950ef9a43f09d4d967b8bc244b73bc095c4202068ddbe549"
 
 DEPENDS += " virtual/crypt ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', 'libpam', '', d)}"
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += " ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', 'pam-plugin-limits pam-plugin-keyinit', '', d)}"