diff --git a/openssh/build.sh b/openssh/build.sh
index 0f12a8a..0b0c2e4 100755
--- a/openssh/build.sh
+++ b/openssh/build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ###########################################################
 # Check the following 4 variables before running the script
 topdir=openssh
-version=9.6p1
+version=9.7p1
 pkgver=1
 source[0]=https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/$topdir-$version.tar.gz
 # If there are no patches, simply comment this
diff --git a/openssh/meta/ChangeLog b/openssh/meta/ChangeLog
index c4c9c32..08d3b18 100644
--- a/openssh/meta/ChangeLog
+++ b/openssh/meta/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 CHANGELOG
 --------
+* Tue Mar 12 2024 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 9.7p1-1
+- Update to 9.7p1
+
 * Tue Dec 19 2023 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 9.6p1-1
 - Update to 9.6p1
 
diff --git a/openssh/src/0001-regress-login-timeout.sh-increase-timeouts.patch b/openssh/src/0001-regress-login-timeout.sh-increase-timeouts.patch
index 8439683..584fbcb 100644
--- a/openssh/src/0001-regress-login-timeout.sh-increase-timeouts.patch
+++ b/openssh/src/0001-regress-login-timeout.sh-increase-timeouts.patch
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ index 1577da159..33857e1d9 100644
  cp $OBJ/sshd_config $OBJ/sshd_config.orig
  grep -vi LoginGraceTime $OBJ/sshd_config.orig > $OBJ/sshd_config
 -echo "LoginGraceTime 10s" >> $OBJ/sshd_config
-+echo "LoginGraceTime 35s" >> $OBJ/sshd_config
++echo "LoginGraceTime 45s" >> $OBJ/sshd_config
  echo "MaxStartups 1" >> $OBJ/sshd_config
  start_sshd
  
  (echo SSH-2.0-fake; sleep 60) | telnet 127.0.0.1 ${PORT} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 -sleep 15
-+sleep 40
++sleep 50
  ${SSH} -F $OBJ/ssh_config somehost true
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
  	fail "ssh connect after login grace timeout failed"