diff --git a/misc/py-lightning-utilities/Makefile b/misc/py-lightning-utilities/Makefile
index be0fea25dd82..8dfd2b56c79b 100644
--- a/misc/py-lightning-utilities/Makefile
+++ b/misc/py-lightning-utilities/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,35 @@
 PORTNAME=	lightning-utilities
-DISTVERSION=	0.11.2
+DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
+DISTVERSION=	0.11.9
 CATEGORIES=	misc python # machine-learning
-MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
+MASTER_SITES=	PYPI # no tests
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PyTorch Lightning sample project
 WWW=		https://github.com/Lightning-AI/utilities
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mypy>=1.0.0:devel/py-mypy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}packaging>=17.1:devel/py-packaging@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}types-setuptools>=0:devel/py-types-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>0:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist
+USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest
+
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	Lightning-AI
+GH_PROJECT=	utilities
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
+
+# tests as of 0.11.9: 37 passed, 4 warnings in 4.53s
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/py-lightning-utilities/distinfo b/misc/py-lightning-utilities/distinfo
index a81ed0797b32..c5aa29331b1a 100644
--- a/misc/py-lightning-utilities/distinfo
+++ b/misc/py-lightning-utilities/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1718931494
-SHA256 (lightning-utilities-0.11.2.tar.gz) = adf4cf9c5d912fe505db4729e51d1369c6927f3a8ac55a9dff895ce5c0da08d9
-SIZE (lightning-utilities-0.11.2.tar.gz) = 27600
+TIMESTAMP = 1734560579
+SHA256 (Lightning-AI-utilities-v0.11.9_GH0.tar.gz) = 303b4a5fd8f87691039fcbae562a2aa42151c058d841a950a15c94819a556bb1
+SIZE (Lightning-AI-utilities-v0.11.9_GH0.tar.gz) = 80799