diff --git a/lang/fennel/Makefile b/lang/fennel/Makefile
index 35bc343a80cc..b42b1fadb35e 100644
--- a/lang/fennel/Makefile
+++ b/lang/fennel/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	fennel
-DISTVERSION=	1.2.0
+DISTVERSION=	1.2.1
 CATEGORIES=	lang
 MASTER_SITES=	https://git.sr.ht/~technomancy/${PORTNAME}/archive/${DISTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}?dummy=/
 
 MAINTAINER=	jrm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Lisp that compiles to Lua
 WWW=		https://fennel-lang.org/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		gmake lua:build
+USES=		gmake lua:51+
 
 MAKE_ENV=	DESTDIR=${STAGEDIR} \
 		LUA=${LUA_CMD} \
 		LUA_DIR=${LOCALBASE} \
 		LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=${LUA_INCDIR} \
 		LUA_VERSION=${LUA_VER} \
 		NATIVE_LUA_LIB=${LUA_LIBDIR}/liblua-${LUA_VER}.a \
 		STATIC_LUA_LIB=${LUA_LIBDIR}/liblua-${LUA_VER}.a
 
 ALL_TARGET=	build
 TEST_TARGET=	test
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
+do-install-DOCS-on:
+	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
+	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/*.md ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/fennel/distinfo b/lang/fennel/distinfo
index b77065de3822..8dc5585b7187 100644
--- a/lang/fennel/distinfo
+++ b/lang/fennel/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1665091820
-SHA256 (fennel-1.2.0.tar.gz) = 203bd7f365f1805e063fbca4876b4c0d04f3b4ac47d967a9d43d9766c2de4e55
-SIZE (fennel-1.2.0.tar.gz) = 270255
+TIMESTAMP = 1670864299
+SHA256 (fennel-1.2.1.tar.gz) = 6654aadb7659bbf88d3879190392573e1ae39087eaaf5084e95f45db8e82ad51
+SIZE (fennel-1.2.1.tar.gz) = 271590
diff --git a/lang/fennel/pkg-plist b/lang/fennel/pkg-plist
index 901361d6d59c..255ba81ff438 100644
--- a/lang/fennel/pkg-plist
+++ b/lang/fennel/pkg-plist
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
 bin/fennel
-%%LUA_MODSHAREDIR%%/fennel.lua
 man/man1/fennel.1.gz
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/CONTRIBUTING.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/api.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/changelog.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/from-clojure.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/lua-primer.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/macros.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/rationale.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/reference.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/release-checklist.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/security.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/setup.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/style.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/tutorial.md
+%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/values.md
+%%LUA_MODSHAREDIR%%/fennel.lua