diff --git a/math/py-pytensor/Makefile b/math/py-pytensor/Makefile
index acfce60708c4..99a6831a88b5 100644
--- a/math/py-pytensor/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-pytensor/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	pytensor
-DISTVERSION=	2.20.0
+DISTVERSION=	2.23.0
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Optimizing compiler for evaluating mathematical expressions
 WWW=		https://pytensor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/doc/LICENSE.txt
 
 PY_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cons>0:devel/py-cons@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}etuples>0:devel/py-etuples@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}filelock>0:sysutils/py-filelock@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}logical-unification>0:math/py-logical-unification@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}miniKanren>0:devel/py-miniKanren@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>=0.14:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>0:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}versioneer>0:devel/py-versioneer@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PY_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PY_DEPENDS}
 
-USES=		python shebangfix
+USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 cython autoplist pytest # tests fail to run, see https://github.com/pymc-devs/pytensor/issues/355
 
-SHEBANG_FILES=	bin/pytensor-cache
-
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/pytensor/scan/scan_perform${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
 
 # BUG: installs the file /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/bin/__init__.py, see https://github.com/pymc-devs/pytensor/issues/356
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/py-pytensor/distinfo b/math/py-pytensor/distinfo
index b26a6fecf750..aac991c6ab82 100644
--- a/math/py-pytensor/distinfo
+++ b/math/py-pytensor/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1711741610
-SHA256 (pytensor-2.20.0.tar.gz) = d88a5c84d04366d5224b5705a9d0daab7d9b0b84ed43c76fc9aae7760fe3eac2
-SIZE (pytensor-2.20.0.tar.gz) = 3554531
+TIMESTAMP = 1719201651
+SHA256 (pytensor-2.23.0.tar.gz) = eb5850ddae5670f1699526de6397a9b3a0a0a71e792c3250e19dabe45d54bfa9
+SIZE (pytensor-2.23.0.tar.gz) = 3560692