diff --git a/www/py-webargs/Makefile b/www/py-webargs/Makefile
index 8acd4d16c920..b4f972027f99 100644
--- a/www/py-webargs/Makefile
+++ b/www/py-webargs/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	webargs
-DISTVERSION=	8.4.0
+DISTVERSION=	8.5.0
 CATEGORIES=	www devel python
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	meka@tilda.center
 COMMENT=	Python library for parsing and validating HTTP request objects
 WWW=		https://github.com/marshmallow-code/webargs
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flit-core>0:devel/py-flit-core@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}marshmallow>2.15.2:devel/py-marshmallow@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}packaging>=0:devel/py-packaging@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}bottle>0:www/py-bottle@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}django*>=1.11.16:www/py-django42@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}falcon>=2.0:www/py-falcon@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flask>=0.12.2:www/py-flask@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mock>0:devel/py-mock@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyramid>0:www/py-pyramid@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}tornado>=4.5.2:www/py-tornado@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}webtest>0:www/py-webtest@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		cpe python
 CPE_VENDOR=	${PORTNAME}_project
 USE_GITHUB=	yes # tests not packaged with PyPI sdist
 GH_ACCOUNT=	marshmallow-code
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils pytest
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 TEST_ARGS=	--ignore-glob='*test_bottleparser*' \
 		--ignore-glob='*test_aiohttpparser*' \
 		--ignore-glob='*test_tornadoparser*'
 
 TEST_ENV=	PYTHONPATH=${WRKSRC}/src
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/www/py-webargs/distinfo b/www/py-webargs/distinfo
index 7a8741583e2a..f5b8eb6a78fd 100644
--- a/www/py-webargs/distinfo
+++ b/www/py-webargs/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1712450867
-SHA256 (marshmallow-code-webargs-8.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = c4cfdf7ec564ff5f6b37234d60fbd49e4e49f673d2cfeec5bed4909c84f1f46f
-SIZE (marshmallow-code-webargs-8.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 100217
+TIMESTAMP = 1723934965
+SHA256 (marshmallow-code-webargs-8.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = f18ab32c77e5f9c1ed4b85f1fc9fc3892eaa6344b6bceba7435339ab94d3c01f
+SIZE (marshmallow-code-webargs-8.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 100249