diff --git a/devel/hoel/Makefile b/devel/hoel/Makefile
index 534d04f88fd0..c30b599fc362 100644
--- a/devel/hoel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hoel/Makefile
@@ -1,47 +1,45 @@
 PORTNAME=	hoel
+PORTVERSION=	1.4.27
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.4.26
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
-MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Database abstraction library written in C
-WWW=		https://github.com/babelouest/hoel
+WWW=		https://babelouest.github.io/hoel/ \
+		https://github.com/babelouest/hoel
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		cmake
-
-USE_GITHUB=	yes
-GH_ACCOUNT=	babelouest
+USES=		cmake pathfix
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	jansson>=2.4:devel/jansson \
+		orcania>=2.3.2:devel/orcania \
+		yder>=1.4.19:devel/yder
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libjansson.so:devel/jansson \
-		liborcania.so:devel/orcania
+		liborcania.so:devel/orcania \
+		libyder.so:devel/yder
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	orcania>0:devel/orcania \
-		yder>0:devel/yder
+CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_HOEL_DOCUMENTATION BUILD_HOEL_TESTING BUILD_RPM DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES
+CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_STATIC INSTALL_HEADER SEARCH_ORCANIA_H SEARCH_YDER
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	jansson>0:devel/jansson \
-		yder>0:devel/yder
+PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	MARIADB PGSQL SQLITE3
-OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	PGSQL
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	babelouest
 
+OPTIONS_SINGLE=	DB
+OPTIONS_SINGLE_DB=	MARIADB PGSQL SQLITE3
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=PGSQL
 PGSQL_DESC=	Use PostgreSQL as backend
 SQLITE3_DESC=	Use SQLite 3 as backend
 MARIADB_DESC=	Use MariaDB as backend
 
-MARIADB_USES=	mariadb
-PGSQL_USES=	pgsql
-SQLITE3_USES=	sqlite
-
 MARIADB_CMAKE_BOOL=	WITH_MARIADB
+MARIADB_USES=		mysql
 PGSQL_CMAKE_BOOL=	WITH_PGSQL
+PGSQL_USES=		pgsql
 SQLITE3_CMAKE_BOOL=	WITH_SQLITE3
-
-PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
-
-CMAKE_ARGS=	-DWITH_JOURNALD=off \
-		-DDOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES=off
+SQLITE3_USES=		sqlite
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/hoel/distinfo b/devel/hoel/distinfo
index f11524ec7f23..77056f01ff73 100644
--- a/devel/hoel/distinfo
+++ b/devel/hoel/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1670088729
-SHA256 (babelouest-hoel-v1.4.26_GH0.tar.gz) = 6031fa0337723547ea29a9e36efaf84614125fe36f1b0099371cc058f91c15ac
-SIZE (babelouest-hoel-v1.4.26_GH0.tar.gz) = 85161
+TIMESTAMP = 1686496680
+SHA256 (babelouest-hoel-v1.4.27_GH0.tar.gz) = 0bd5c3ec446b59ccae0232fd7055e23bbc1dcddbf0d462f04e8aa2d01a1c6311
+SIZE (babelouest-hoel-v1.4.27_GH0.tar.gz) = 62989
diff --git a/devel/hoel/pkg-descr b/devel/hoel/pkg-descr
index e784cc9032c2..4ce5e9574efa 100644
--- a/devel/hoel/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/hoel/pkg-descr
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Database abstraction library written in C.
-
-Simple and easy to use database access library. Works with SQLite 3,
-MariaDB and PostgreSQL databases. Uses a JSON-based language with
-jansson to execute simple queries based on one table.
+Simple and easy to use database access library. Works with SQLite 3, MariaDB and
+PostgreSQL databases. Uses a JSON-based language with jansson to execute simple
+queries based on one table.
diff --git a/devel/hoel/pkg-plist b/devel/hoel/pkg-plist
index 6376f29d5c60..261c16d314e8 100644
--- a/devel/hoel/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/hoel/pkg-plist
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include/hoel-cfg.h
 include/hoel.h
+lib/libhoel.a
 lib/libhoel.so
 lib/libhoel.so.1.4
 lib/libhoel.so.%%PORTVERSION%%
 libdata/pkgconfig/libhoel.pc