diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-manylinux-container-images.yml b/.github/workflows/build-manylinux-container-images.yml
index 4ccc2c6f4..61907d856 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-manylinux-container-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-manylinux-container-images.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           YEAR: 2010
 
     env:
-      LIBSSH_VERSION: 0.9.6
+      LIBSSH_VERSION: 0.11.1
       PYPA_MANYLINUX_TAG: >-
         manylinux${{ matrix.YEAR }}_${{ matrix.IMAGE.ARCH }}
       FULL_IMAGE_NAME: >-
diff --git a/docs/changelog-fragments/636.feature.rst b/docs/changelog-fragments/636.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f53e6944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog-fragments/636.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Bumped the libssh version to latest release 0.11.1 in manylinux -- by :user:`Jakuje`.
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3f66882a7..b638a0b3b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ commands =
     -i --rm \
     -v {toxinidir}:/io \
     -e ANSIBLE_PYLIBSSH_CYTHON_TRACING \
-    ghcr.io/ansible/pylibssh-manylinux{env:MANYLINUX_VERSION_TAG}_{env:MANYLINUX_ARCH_TAG}:libssh-v{env:LIBSSH_VERSION:0.9.6} \
+    ghcr.io/ansible/pylibssh-manylinux{env:MANYLINUX_VERSION_TAG}_{env:MANYLINUX_ARCH_TAG}:libssh-v{env:LIBSSH_VERSION:0.11.1} \
     /io/build-scripts/build-manylinux-wheels.sh \
     "manylinux{env:MANYLINUX_VERSION_TAG}_{env:MANYLINUX_ARCH_TAG}" \
     {posargs:}