diff --git a/net/snort/Makefile b/net/snort/Makefile
index 2c948665c..06b690600 100644
--- a/net/snort/Makefile
+++ b/net/snort/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=snort
-PKG_VERSION:=2.9.7.0
+PKG_VERSION:=2.9.7.2
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.snort.org/downloads/snort/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=c2a45bc56441ee9456478f219dd8d1e2
+PKG_MD5SUM:=b01e9964827394c39194a0147bc15705
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=librpc
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)