diff --git a/devel/py-pytest-qt/Makefile b/devel/py-pytest-qt/Makefile
index f99d7e2df291..923a67caae4c 100644
--- a/devel/py-pytest-qt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pytest-qt/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	pytest-qt
-DISTVERSION=	4.2.0
+DISTVERSION=	4.4.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PyTest support for PyQt and PySide applications
 WWW=		https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-qt
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>0:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
-RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pluggy>=1.1:devel/py-pluggy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils pytest # 3 tests fail, see https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-qt/issues/457
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 
+do-test: # default tests run causes a lot of Python interpreter crashes for some reason
+	@cd ${WRKSRC}/tests && \
+		${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} pytest .
+
+# tests as of 4.4.0 with py311-qt6-pyqt-6.7.1: 3 failed, 376 passed, 2 skipped in 46.88s, see https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-qt/issues/457#issuecomment-2547408895
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-pytest-qt/distinfo b/devel/py-pytest-qt/distinfo
index 54db05cfcafe..923bc7165503 100644
--- a/devel/py-pytest-qt/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-pytest-qt/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1679893927
-SHA256 (pytest-qt-4.2.0.tar.gz) = 00a17b586dd530b6d7a9399923a40489ca4a9a309719011175f55dc6b5dc8f41
-SIZE (pytest-qt-4.2.0.tar.gz) = 120749
+TIMESTAMP = 1734399388
+SHA256 (pytest-qt-4.4.0.tar.gz) = 76896142a940a4285339008d6928a36d4be74afec7e634577e842c9cc5c56844
+SIZE (pytest-qt-4.4.0.tar.gz) = 125443