diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix
index 6a602883b35..d546b07148b 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dns/knot-dns/default.nix
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
 
 let inherit (stdenv.lib) optional optionals; in
 
-# Note: ATM only the libraries have been tested in nixpkgs.
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "knot-dns";
-  version = "2.9.5";
+  version = "2.9.6";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://secure.nic.cz/files/knot-dns/knot-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1109a8ba212ff8ddfdbaf44a6f8fc13a2b880a98a9e54c19112ba72a1aacbf76";
+    sha256 = "bf742883c6825b54f19f2dadca2c94fec1ff8bdcf0a52388e2e167937594b2e7";
   };
 
   outputs = [ "bin" "out" "dev" ];