diff --git a/devel/date/Makefile b/devel/date/Makefile
index 9c275b42e63a..586d7305b34d 100644
--- a/devel/date/Makefile
+++ b/devel/date/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,37 @@
 PORTNAME=	date
-PORTVERSION=	3.0.2
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
+DISTVERSION=	3.0.3
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Date and time library based on the C++11 (and beyond) <chrono> header
 WWW=		https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libcurl.so:ftp/curl
+TEST_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash
 
-USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang
+USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++17-lang shebangfix
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	HowardHinnant
+GH_PROJECT=	date
+
+SHEBANG_FILES=	test_fail.sh
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	COMPILE_WITH_C_LOCALE \
 		DISABLE_STRING_VIEW \
-		ENABLE_DATE_TESTING \
 		MANUAL_TZ_DB \
 		USE_SYSTEM_TZ_DB \
 		USE_TZ_DB_IN_DOT
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS \
 		BUILD_TZ_LIB \
 		ENABLE_DATE_INSTALL
-USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	ENABLE_DATE_TESTING
 
-USE_GITHUB=	yes
-GH_ACCOUNT=	HowardHinnant
-GH_PROJECT=	date
+# tests fail to run because executables aren't built, see https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date/issues/855
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/date/distinfo b/devel/date/distinfo
index cc96fd68ad98..f47afb1ab557 100644
--- a/devel/date/distinfo
+++ b/devel/date/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1729240318
-SHA256 (HowardHinnant-date-v3.0.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 0449667ea85c5b411c28d08a53f1e420c73416caa5b693c249dac9763eb97b7c
-SIZE (HowardHinnant-date-v3.0.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 829602
+TIMESTAMP = 1729677924
+SHA256 (HowardHinnant-date-v3.0.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 30de45a34a2605cca33a993a9ea54e8f140f23b1caf1acf3c2fd436c42c7d942
+SIZE (HowardHinnant-date-v3.0.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 829597
diff --git a/devel/date/pkg-plist b/devel/date/pkg-plist
index 371836d72ff4..39d065633855 100644
--- a/devel/date/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/date/pkg-plist
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 include/date/date.h
 include/date/islamic.h
 include/date/iso_week.h
 include/date/julian.h
 include/date/solar_hijri.h
 include/date/tz.h
 lib/cmake/date/dateConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/date/dateConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/cmake/date/dateTargets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/date/dateTargets.cmake
 lib/libdate-tz.so
 lib/libdate-tz.so.3
-lib/libdate-tz.so.3.0.1
+lib/libdate-tz.so.3.0.3