diff --git a/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.SlackBuild b/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.SlackBuild
index 9c27151b48..21266b66af 100644
--- a/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-orjson
 SRCNAM=${PRGNAM#python3-*}
-VERSION=${VERSION:-3.9.7}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-3.9.9}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.info b/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.info
index dc0293caa5..3c3e4f2b58 100644
--- a/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.info
+++ b/python/python3-orjson/python3-orjson.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-orjson"
-VERSION="3.9.7"
+VERSION="3.9.9"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/ijl/orjson"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/o/orjson/orjson-3.9.7.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="58b3e513a27bce0da7e6332eeec5b638"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/o/orjson/orjson-3.9.9.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="895ab3ecb02d7cc6fb68ab1d4a60d812"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3-maturin"