diff --git a/system/base/cracklib/pspec.xml b/system/base/cracklib/pspec.xml
index 163312db..29cab7d4 100644
--- a/system/base/cracklib/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/base/cracklib/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Password Checking Library</Summary>
         <Description>CrackLib tests passwords to determine whether they match certain security-oriented characteristics, with the purpose of stopping users from choosing passwords that are easy to guess.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="9199e7b8830717565a844430653f5a90a04fcd65" type="targz">https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib/releases/download/cracklib-2.9.6/cracklib-2.9.6.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="ffe455aba4da8d49fcdbe6964aa35367a7438581" type="targz">https://github.com/cracklib/cracklib/releases/download/v2.9.7/cracklib-2.9.7.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+		<Update release="5">
+            <Date>2019-12-23</Date>
+            <Version>2.9.7</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>idris Kalp</Name>
+            <Email>idriskalp@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2018-07-15</Date>
             <Version>2.9.6</Version>