diff --git a/security/nuclei/Makefile b/security/nuclei/Makefile
index 3466ce58d4e1..5709309b418a 100644
--- a/security/nuclei/Makefile
+++ b/security/nuclei/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 PORTNAME=	nuclei
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.9.3
+DISTVERSION=	2.9.6
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
-MAINTAINER=	0xdutra@gmail.com
+MAINTAINER=	nulldutra@proton.me
 COMMENT=	Fast vulnerability scanner
 WWW=		https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
 USES=		go:modules
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2
 
 GO_TARGET=	./cmd/${PORTNAME}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/nuclei/distinfo b/security/nuclei/distinfo
index e3caab0b7700..ea61c8545486 100644
--- a/security/nuclei/distinfo
+++ b/security/nuclei/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1683348629
-SHA256 (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.3/v2.9.3.mod) = 0d1e35352775732fd729d1f1c5cc615e259b3eeb33c2d3e43c4a50bc9155c5ea
-SIZE (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.3/v2.9.3.mod) = 12197
-SHA256 (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.3/v2.9.3.zip) = 1c73b0d06712b491efd80040b085cfdb99e955078aa2631367a86057fbd5130b
-SIZE (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.3/v2.9.3.zip) = 545055
+TIMESTAMP = 1686108996
+SHA256 (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.6/v2.9.6.mod) = a98ac6083a89f56feae0a941b182ababc61bb8f081353e6e9408f6754e883465
+SIZE (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.6/v2.9.6.mod) = 12239
+SHA256 (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.6/v2.9.6.zip) = 34c513feb65c39083625aa47ea3d4d71b6581b179c1ad669fcdcc2739555c230
+SIZE (go/security_nuclei/nuclei-v2.9.6/v2.9.6.zip) = 549932