diff --git a/devel/py-milc/Makefile b/devel/py-milc/Makefile
index e6f7d98dccd8..22353e463a4a 100644
--- a/devel/py-milc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-milc/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	milc
-DISTVERSION=	1.4.2
+DISTVERSION=	1.8.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	0mp@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Opinionated, batteries-included Python 3 CLI framework
 WWW=		https://milc.clueboard.co/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 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=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}appdirs>=0:devel/py-appdirs@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}argcomplete>=0:devel/py-argcomplete@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}colorama>=0:devel/py-colorama@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}halo>=0:misc/py-halo@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}spinners>=0:misc/py-spinners@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}flake8>=0:devel/py-flake8@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}nose2>=0:devel/py-nose2@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}semver>=0:devel/py-semver@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	clueboard
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 
 # There is no need to run yapf during tests
 # because it only checks code formatting.
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python3=${PYTHON_CMD} yapf=true
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 do-test:
 	@(cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} ./ci_tests)
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-milc/distinfo b/devel/py-milc/distinfo
index 96616ccf440e..9925787fc792 100644
--- a/devel/py-milc/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-milc/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1624534752
-SHA256 (clueboard-milc-1.4.2_GH0.tar.gz) = b4ba7c099aad04cf9addc12f924d8caff23039c4674b304962c59c02594eea39
-SIZE (clueboard-milc-1.4.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 46479
+TIMESTAMP = 1717869166
+SHA256 (clueboard-milc-1.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 3bbb7dc7c33c4bdfff8a24e82c60de71af50bf96783f1b83040ccce66485b140
+SIZE (clueboard-milc-1.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 273530