diff --git a/databases/hiredis/Makefile b/databases/hiredis/Makefile
index 87d7fc9a21a6..65a82f428108 100644
--- a/databases/hiredis/Makefile
+++ b/databases/hiredis/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	hiredis
-PORTVERSION=	1.0.2
-DISTVERSIONPREFIX=v
+DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
+DISTVERSION=	1.2.0-15
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	olgeni@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Minimalistic C client library for the Redis database
 WWW=		https://github.com/redis/hiredis
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USE_GITHUB=	yes
-GH_ACCOUNT=	redis
-
-USES=		cpe gmake
-USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-
+USES=		cmake cpe pathfix ssl
 CPE_VENDOR=	redislabs
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=		OPENSSL
-OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	OPENSSL
-OPENSSL_MAKE_ARGS=	USE_SSL=1
-
-post-patch:
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
-		-e 's|\$$(INSTALL_LIBRARY_PATH)/\$$(PKGCONF_PATH)|\$$(DESTDIR)\$$(PREFIX)/libdata/\$$(PKGCONF_PATH)|' \
-		${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-
-post-build:
-	@${STRIP_CMD} ${WRKSRC}/libhiredis.so
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	redis
+GH_TAGNAME=	7ab6b82
 
-do-test:
-	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${MAKE_CMD} test
+CMAKE_OFF=	ENABLE_NUGET
+CMAKE_ON=	DISABLE_TESTS ENABLE_SSL
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/hiredis/distinfo b/databases/hiredis/distinfo
index 396712ba7db9..212f3760a2a6 100644
--- a/databases/hiredis/distinfo
+++ b/databases/hiredis/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1651162224
-SHA256 (redis-hiredis-v1.0.2_GH0.tar.gz) = e0ab696e2f07deb4252dda45b703d09854e53b9703c7d52182ce5a22616c3819
-SIZE (redis-hiredis-v1.0.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 98139
+TIMESTAMP = 1711298380
+SHA256 (redis-hiredis-v1.2.0-15-7ab6b82_GH0.tar.gz) = fb136fc3f5bce774eb92709e1d041fa851e1130e95cc3aea5b871b91ff0ce4c5
+SIZE (redis-hiredis-v1.2.0-15-7ab6b82_GH0.tar.gz) = 128129
diff --git a/databases/hiredis/files/patch-hiredis.h b/databases/hiredis/files/patch-hiredis.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..414bd3c61bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/databases/hiredis/files/patch-hiredis.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- hiredis.h.orig	2024-03-24 16:33:25 UTC
++++ hiredis.h
+@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef long long ssize_t;
+ #define HIREDIS_MAJOR 1
+ #define HIREDIS_MINOR 2
+ #define HIREDIS_PATCH 0
+-#define HIREDIS_SONAME 1.2.1-dev
++#define HIREDIS_SONAME 1.2.1
+ 
+ /* Connection type can be blocking or non-blocking and is set in the
+  * least significant bit of the flags field in redisContext. */
diff --git a/databases/hiredis/pkg-plist b/databases/hiredis/pkg-plist
index 03915349befa..861303e922e2 100644
--- a/databases/hiredis/pkg-plist
+++ b/databases/hiredis/pkg-plist
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 include/hiredis/adapters/ae.h
 include/hiredis/adapters/glib.h
 include/hiredis/adapters/ivykis.h
 include/hiredis/adapters/libev.h
 include/hiredis/adapters/libevent.h
+include/hiredis/adapters/libhv.h
+include/hiredis/adapters/libsdevent.h
 include/hiredis/adapters/libuv.h
 include/hiredis/adapters/macosx.h
+include/hiredis/adapters/poll.h
 include/hiredis/adapters/qt.h
+include/hiredis/adapters/redismoduleapi.h
 include/hiredis/alloc.h
 include/hiredis/async.h
 include/hiredis/hiredis.h
 include/hiredis/hiredis_ssl.h
 include/hiredis/read.h
 include/hiredis/sds.h
-lib/libhiredis.a
+include/hiredis/sockcompat.h
+lib/cmake/hiredis/hiredis-config-version.cmake
+lib/cmake/hiredis/hiredis-config.cmake
+lib/cmake/hiredis/hiredis-targets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
+lib/cmake/hiredis/hiredis-targets.cmake
+lib/cmake/hiredis_ssl/hiredis_ssl-config.cmake
+lib/cmake/hiredis_ssl/hiredis_ssl-targets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
+lib/cmake/hiredis_ssl/hiredis_ssl-targets.cmake
 lib/libhiredis.so
-lib/libhiredis.so.1.0.0
-lib/libhiredis_ssl.a
+lib/libhiredis.so.1.2.1
 lib/libhiredis_ssl.so
-lib/libhiredis_ssl.so.1.0.0
+lib/libhiredis_ssl.so.1.2.1
 libdata/pkgconfig/hiredis.pc
 libdata/pkgconfig/hiredis_ssl.pc