diff --git a/package/python-pyroute2/Config.in b/package/python-pyroute2/Config.in
index 9e685f9d1e..2e667165a8 100644
--- a/package/python-pyroute2/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-pyroute2/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYROUTE2
 	bool "python-pyroute2"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_SQLITE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_SSL # runtime
 	help
 	  Python netlink library - Linux network / netns / wireless /
 	  ipset configuration.
diff --git a/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.hash b/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.hash
index 3785c9ad7f..87402b9dbb 100644
--- a/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.hash
+++ b/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.hash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/pyroute2/json
-md5  6699294168d3051b2897a556ceeaf6c2  pyroute2-0.8.1.tar.gz
-sha256  b91f4a1f7abb9824637b1fe67e6e4a0a071d98d4a1a1b47ef792304ff3adad11  pyroute2-0.8.1.tar.gz
+md5  225d6899da226df8899efcff2557204a  pyroute2-0.9.4.tar.gz
+sha256  3cbccbe1af0c2b2aeae81b327e0e91aa94c81ab19f851e74b26bef70202f3070  pyroute2-0.9.4.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  4739b32a2478e9c204bf010bad5d565d188e59ff905e3c8f71fe3398098b7093  LICENSE.Apache-2.0
 sha256  8177f97513213526df2cf6184d8ff986c675afb514d4e68a404010521b880643  LICENSE.GPL-2.0-or-later
diff --git a/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.mk b/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.mk
index fea6e43979..efe8d73f52 100644
--- a/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.mk
+++ b/package/python-pyroute2/python-pyroute2.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_PYROUTE2_VERSION = 0.8.1
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_VERSION = 0.9.4
 PYTHON_PYROUTE2_SOURCE = pyroute2-$(PYTHON_PYROUTE2_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_PYROUTE2_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4d/04/c9060b6cb024d05467e17ea93d3ca4bd2f3b05deb2372b7f79321640e8ad
+PYTHON_PYROUTE2_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b0/5e/fc64e211cce0078555c6db98aaf14348aed527565f3c4876913a290a5b2c
 PYTHON_PYROUTE2_LICENSE = Apache-2.0 or GPL-2.0+
 PYTHON_PYROUTE2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.Apache-2.0 LICENSE.GPL-2.0-or-later README.license.rst
 PYTHON_PYROUTE2_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools