diff --git a/metadata/md5-cache/net-vpn/tailscale-1.96.5 b/metadata/md5-cache/net-vpn/tailscale-1.96.5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..19e6d5909bbad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/md5-cache/net-vpn/tailscale-1.96.5
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+BDEPEND=>=dev-lang/go-1.26.1 >=dev-lang/go-1.20:= app-arch/unzip virtual/pkgconfig
+DEFINED_PHASES=compile install postinst setup unpack
+DESCRIPTION=Tailscale vpn client
+EAPI=8
+HOMEPAGE=https://tailscale.com
+INHERIT=go-module linux-info shell-completion systemd sysroot tmpfiles
+KEYWORDS=~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86
+LICENSE=MIT
+RDEPEND=|| ( net-firewall/iptables net-firewall/nftables ) virtual/tmpfiles
+RESTRICT=test
+SLOT=0
+SRC_URI=https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/archive/v1.96.5.tar.gz -> tailscale-1.96.5.tar.gz https://github.com/gentoo-golang-dist/tailscale/releases/download/v1.96.5/tailscale-1.96.5-vendor.tar.xz
+_eclasses_=toolchain-funcs	5195689ff6a73b0e789acfa09d4fbcb9	flag-o-matic	fd3558f73f6503093adee69adf41020d	multiprocessing	45d0620f25c2f063ad6276ecd9ed9399	sysroot	ba2e3d2f7daad91fdef9350dc789d87f	go-env	f7f56c1e72a626b159373a2c2b89af39	go-module	1333f0eba2be11d0afeadce17a07af4d	linux-info	efd923656513c879204fec6638eadee5	bash-completion-r1	9e91505e030725688d1e953321a47501	shell-completion	0b655d0d825e157a5e99c463bddaac16	systemd	a964c0cbe818b5729da1dbfcee5be861	tmpfiles	e0b49bcd7a0daea941c0fbe4cb35ff4e
+_md5_=153c06d93798f0c29f49738c2ea09a15
diff --git a/metadata/pkg_desc_index b/metadata/pkg_desc_index
index 924d274f52e25..9830f97c898c6 100644
--- a/metadata/pkg_desc_index
+++ b/metadata/pkg_desc_index
@@ -15672,7 +15672,7 @@ net-vpn/ovpn-dco 0.2.20230426 0.2.20231117 0.2.20241216 0.2.20251017 9999: OpenV
 net-vpn/pptpd 1.4.0-r5: Linux Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol Server
 net-vpn/riseup-vpn 0.24.5 0.24.8 0.24.10 0.25.8: Anonymous encrypted VPN client powered by Bitmask
 net-vpn/strongswan 6.0.3 6.0.4: IPsec-based VPN solution, supporting IKEv1/IKEv2 and MOBIKE
-net-vpn/tailscale 1.82.5 1.84.3 1.86.5 1.90.6 1.92.1 1.92.4: Tailscale vpn client
+net-vpn/tailscale 1.82.5 1.84.3 1.86.5 1.90.6 1.92.1 1.92.4 1.96.5: Tailscale vpn client
 net-vpn/tinc 1.0.36-r1 1.1_pre18-r2: tinc is an easy to configure VPN implementation
 net-vpn/tor 0.4.8.22 0.4.9.5 0.4.9.5-r1 0.4.9.6 9999: Anonymizing overlay network for TCP
 net-vpn/vopono 0.10.15: Launch applications via VPN tunnels using temporary network namespaces
diff --git a/metadata/timestamp.chk b/metadata/timestamp.chk
index 614e017ab80e1..ad4cc1908ef9e 100644
--- a/metadata/timestamp.chk
+++ b/metadata/timestamp.chk
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:01:10 +0000
+Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:46:01 +0000