diff --git a/math/py-awkward-cpp/Makefile b/math/py-awkward-cpp/Makefile
index cc706b5b0260..083490174e94 100644
--- a/math/py-awkward-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-awkward-cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 PORTNAME=	awkward-cpp
-PORTVERSION=	22
+PORTVERSION=	23
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	CPU kernels and compiled extensions for Awkward Array
 WWW=		https://awkward-array.org/doc/main/ \
 		https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/tree/main/awkward-cpp
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake:devel/cmake-core \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pybind11>=0:devel/py-pybind11@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build-core>=0.2.0:devel/py-scikit-build-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		rapidjson>=0:devel/rapidjson
 # scikit-build-core[pyproject]
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pathspec>=0.10.1:devel/py-pathspec@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyproject-metadata>=0.5:devel/py-pyproject-metadata@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.18.0,1:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang localbase python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${PYTHON_REL} < 30900
+RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}importlib-resources>=0:devel/py-importlib-resources@${PY_FLAVOR}
+.endif
+
 post-patch:
 # Clean up bundled libraries
 	@${RM} -r ${WRKSRC}/rapidjson/
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/math/py-awkward-cpp/distinfo b/math/py-awkward-cpp/distinfo
index e2d562492635..44a573ed3a91 100644
--- a/math/py-awkward-cpp/distinfo
+++ b/math/py-awkward-cpp/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1692211797
-SHA256 (awkward-cpp-22.tar.gz) = 21679636fb21cfe3715f88a32326a579199384db2da4a62995c310502d7fe85f
-SIZE (awkward-cpp-22.tar.gz) = 1420660
+TIMESTAMP = 1693898514
+SHA256 (awkward-cpp-23.tar.gz) = 73e460f3e08c22fb8369eb8c13a111c9f32a79a2cc7d01e49675dd5d089236de
+SIZE (awkward-cpp-23.tar.gz) = 1420639