diff --git a/devel/libzim/Makefile b/devel/libzim/Makefile
index 088a688cf57d..c3b957154b70 100644
--- a/devel/libzim/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libzim/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	libzim
-DISTVERSION=	8.2.1
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	9.2.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://download.openzim.org/release/libzim/
 
 MAINTAINER=	olce.freebsd.ports@certner.fr
 COMMENT=	Reference implementation of the ZIM specification
 WWW=		https://www.openzim.org/wiki/OpenZIM
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	googletest>0:devel/googletest
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libicui18n.so:devel/icu \
 		libxapian.so:databases/xapian-core \
 		libzstd.so:archivers/zstd
 
-USES=		compiler:c++14-lang meson pkgconfig python tar:xz
+USES=		compiler:c++17-lang meson pkgconfig python tar:xz
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-MESON_ARGS=	-Dcpp_std=c++14
-
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python3=${PYTHON_CMD:T} python3-config=${PYTHON_CMD:T}-config
 
 PLIST_SUB=	DISTVERSION=${DISTVERSION} DISTMAJ=${DISTVERSION:C/\..*//}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/libzim/distinfo b/devel/libzim/distinfo
index b38bc79ccc75..cd9db7d03840 100644
--- a/devel/libzim/distinfo
+++ b/devel/libzim/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1692892248
-SHA256 (libzim-8.2.1.tar.xz) = fcddb400cb71b2c21d5da86fd606e0f45083873f0df5d4529345855a39b5707c
-SIZE (libzim-8.2.1.tar.xz) = 195324
+TIMESTAMP = 1716198485
+SHA256 (libzim-9.2.1.tar.xz) = 928ef86c222b3d037f90feb3776b2ddb910847f475ef29213b1e8bb488191585
+SIZE (libzim-9.2.1.tar.xz) = 201108