diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f83ea8f..02f6b62 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@
 /libstoragemgmt-1.9.2.tar.gz
 /libstoragemgmt-1.9.3.tar.gz
 /libstoragemgmt-1.9.5.tar.gz
+/libstoragemgmt-1.9.7.tar.gz
diff --git a/0001-change-run-dir.patch b/0001-change-run-dir.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a8616c0..0000000
--- a/0001-change-run-dir.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/packaging/daemon/libstoragemgmt.conf b/packaging/daemon/libstoragemgmt.conf
-index 1c118a9..cdb43c2 100644
---- a/packaging/daemon/libstoragemgmt.conf
-+++ b/packaging/daemon/libstoragemgmt.conf
-@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
--D /var/run/lsm 0775 root libstoragemgmt -
--D /var/run/lsm/ipc 0775 root libstoragemgmt -
-+D /run/lsm 0775 root libstoragemgmt -
-+D /run/lsm/ipc 0775 root libstoragemgmt -
diff --git a/libstoragemgmt.spec b/libstoragemgmt.spec
index f9a37d5..4824bfc 100644
--- a/libstoragemgmt.spec
+++ b/libstoragemgmt.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 %bcond_with     test
 
 Name:           libstoragemgmt
-Version:        1.9.5
+Version:        1.9.7
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Storage array management library
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            https://github.com/libstorage/libstoragemgmt
 Source0:        https://github.com/libstorage/libstoragemgmt/releases/download/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Patch1:         0001-change-run-dir.patch
 Requires:       python3-%{name}%{_isa}
 
 # Packages that have been removed
@@ -444,6 +443,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/local_lsmplugin.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 22 2023 Tony Asleson <tasleson@redhat.com> - 1.9.7-1
+- Upgrade to 1.9.7
+
 * Thu Oct 27 2022 Tony Asleson <tasleson@redhat.com> - 1.9.5-1
 - Upgrade to 1.9.5
 - Use systemd-sysusers
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c4bfebc..b81d935 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (libstoragemgmt-1.9.5.tar.gz) = edb700916cf18948accdc1cd1e512be40ce59deb8b66b935d6900f84288f8456da5e67e7b75c6beae7c6c0169a5eb03847bb70b7acf1e5f5b764a753651fc41a
+SHA512 (libstoragemgmt-1.9.7.tar.gz) = 3876bfefed1cc50f2ed9803d0c5ad792ea6b25dccfa9bba14c1954d374c645b1b6bf1b6985b3685b9c5fb9b77e118207a7ebf348dd35780a4782ed9cf80ac1c6