diff --git a/devel/glibd/files/patch-src_APILookupGLib.txt b/devel/glibd/files/patch-src_APILookupGLib.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6cfdc90028c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/glibd/files/patch-src_APILookupGLib.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+https://github.com/gtkd-developers/GlibD/issues/17
+
+--- src/APILookupGLib.txt.orig	2023-04-08 16:07:24 UTC
++++ src/APILookupGLib.txt
+@@ -1313,6 +1313,7 @@ class: StringG
+ 
+ struct: String
+ class: StringG
++version 2.78: noCode: new_take
+ 
+ struct: Thread
+ noCode: new
diff --git a/devel/gobject-introspection/Makefile b/devel/gobject-introspection/Makefile
index dc84df41ad6e..f3f5b9c31bcb 100644
--- a/devel/gobject-introspection/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gobject-introspection/Makefile
@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	gobject-introspection
-DISTVERSION=	1.76.1
+DISTVERSION=	1.78.1
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	GNOME
 DIST_SUBDIR=	gnome
 
 MAINTAINER=	desktop@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Generate interface introspection data for GObject libraries
 WWW=		https://gi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+ LGPL20+
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL20+ =	${WRKSRC}/COPYING.LGPL
 LICENSE_FILE_GPLv2+ =	${WRKSRC}/COPYING.GPL
 
 # we need cairo otherwise the generated Cairo gir is broken
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	cairo-trace:graphics/cairo
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libffi.so:devel/libffi
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,even
 
 USES=		bison gettext gnome localbase meson pkgconfig python tar:xz
 USE_GNOME=	glib20
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 MESON_ARGS=	-Ddoctool=disabled \
 		-Dpython=${PYTHON_CMD}
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%PYTHON_CMD%%|${PYTHON_CMD}|' ${WRKSRC}/tools/meson.build
 
 post-stage:
 	@${PYTHON_CMD} -m compileall -d ${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME} \
 		"${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME}"
 	@${PYTHON_CMD} -O -m compileall -d ${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME} \
 		"${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME}"
 
 post-install:
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/gobject-introspection/giscanner/doctemplates/*/meson.build*
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/gobject-introspection/distinfo b/devel/gobject-introspection/distinfo
index 5464ed4b323d..7c5c6687f03b 100644
--- a/devel/gobject-introspection/distinfo
+++ b/devel/gobject-introspection/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1679525014
-SHA256 (gnome/gobject-introspection-1.76.1.tar.xz) = 196178bf64345501dcdc4d8469b36aa6fe80489354efe71cb7cb8ab82a3738bf
-SIZE (gnome/gobject-introspection-1.76.1.tar.xz) = 1055416
+TIMESTAMP = 1694863927
+SHA256 (gnome/gobject-introspection-1.78.1.tar.xz) = bd7babd99af7258e76819e45ba4a6bc399608fe762d83fde3cac033c50841bb4
+SIZE (gnome/gobject-introspection-1.78.1.tar.xz) = 1060296