diff --git a/devel/py-pythran/Makefile b/devel/py-pythran/Makefile
index c3c8b39eb8e7..c5c73dff4790 100644
--- a/devel/py-pythran/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pythran/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	pythran
 PORTVERSION=	0.16.1
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	wen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Ahead of Time compiler for numeric kernels
 WWW=		https://github.com/serge-sans-paille/pythran
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ply>=3.4:devel/py-ply@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}gast>=0.5.0:devel/py-gast@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}beniget>=0.4.0:devel/py-beniget@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 post-extract:
 	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/third_party/xsimd/config/*.rej
 	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/third_party/xsimd/*.rej
 	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/third_party/xsimd/math/.xsimd_gamma.hpp.swp
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-pythran/files/patch-requirements.txt b/devel/py-pythran/files/patch-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..de275470c785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-pythran/files/patch-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- requirements.txt.orig	2023-12-11 08:19:50 UTC
++++ requirements.txt
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ setuptools
+ ply>=3.4
+ setuptools
+-gast~=0.5.0
++gast
+ numpy
+-beniget~=0.4.0
++beniget