diff --git a/programming/scm/subversion/pspec.xml b/programming/scm/subversion/pspec.xml
index 314737303d..4738a0fc90 100644
--- a/programming/scm/subversion/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/scm/subversion/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>service</IsA>
         <Summary>A compelling replacement for CVS</Summary>
         <Description>SVN is a version controlling system to store files and control their change history in a repository.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="8bd6a44a1aed30c4c6b6b068488dafb44eaa6adf" type="tarbz2">http://archive.apache.org/dist/subversion/subversion-1.9.5.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="874b81749cdc3e88152d103243c3623ac6338388" type="tarbz2">http://archive.apache.org/dist/subversion/subversion-1.9.7.tar.bz2</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>apache</Dependency>
             <Dependency>expat-devel</Dependency>
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2018-02-20</Date>
+            <Version>1.9.7</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2017-03-19</Date>
             <Version>1.9.5</Version>