diff --git a/science/axom/Makefile b/science/axom/Makefile
index 9f8852e5d445..d9cf5d84fd95 100644
--- a/science/axom/Makefile
+++ b/science/axom/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	axom
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	0.4.0
+DISTVERSION=	0.5.0
 CATEGORIES=	science
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Infrastructure for development of multi-physics applications and tools
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/../LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libconduit.so:science/conduit
 RUN_DEPENDS=	sparsehash>0:devel/sparsehash
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang
-USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	LLNL
-GH_TUPLE=	LLNL:blt:095becb5af6af5c2a2290d2fbcb5246cc01e7345:LLNL_blt/cmake/blt \
-		LLNL:axom_data:c434d0723843b4013a922771ef2cf3cc73fb32d8:LLNL_axom_data/../data
+GH_TUPLE=	LLNL:axom_data:517e53e:axom_data/../data \
+		LLNL:blt:7ec2cb8:blt/cmake/blt \
+		LLNL:uberenv:a121a45:uberenv/scripts/uberenv
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	AXOM_ENABLE_DOCS AXOM_ENABLE_EXAMPLES AXOM_ENABLE_TESTS FREEBSD_ENABLE_EXAMPLES
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DCONDUIT_DIR=${LOCALBASE}
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-lexecinfo
 
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	src
 
+CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	libfmt # bundles and installs an incompatible libfmt version: https://github.com/LLNL/axom/issues/561, axom headers include fmt unnecessarily
+
 post-install: # installs headers of a third party library sparsehash: https://github.com/LLNL/axom/issues/365
 	@${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/sparsehash
 
+do-test:
+	@cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC} && \
+		${SETENV} ${CONFIGURE_ENV} ${CMAKE_BIN} ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DAXOM_ENABLE_TESTS:BOOL=ON ${CMAKE_SOURCE_PATH} && \
+		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD} ${MAKE_ARGS} ${ALL_TARGET} && \
+		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD} ${MAKE_ARGS} test
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/axom/distinfo b/science/axom/distinfo
index 2929b434b286..ffce5573e928 100644
--- a/science/axom/distinfo
+++ b/science/axom/distinfo
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1602186422
-SHA256 (LLNL-axom-v0.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = a1bde0a278e8b29ad47b78444c5026cb0508278113ec87d4c25965be71d6e92e
-SIZE (LLNL-axom-v0.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 11435232
-SHA256 (LLNL-blt-095becb5af6af5c2a2290d2fbcb5246cc01e7345_GH0.tar.gz) = ecf4f3f420a485ddc6e13f617702b016496538dc988b031d29835611ec4f277b
-SIZE (LLNL-blt-095becb5af6af5c2a2290d2fbcb5246cc01e7345_GH0.tar.gz) = 1180812
-SHA256 (LLNL-axom_data-c434d0723843b4013a922771ef2cf3cc73fb32d8_GH0.tar.gz) = 87acbfec82aee5866d5fa405ccf78b3a6857d887ffd8a21461155d5af6bcf9e3
-SIZE (LLNL-axom_data-c434d0723843b4013a922771ef2cf3cc73fb32d8_GH0.tar.gz) = 35980392
+TIMESTAMP = 1621178119
+SHA256 (LLNL-axom-v0.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 4a506556355a5024e8932669fac913fb0a8aa855d03cf8345873789e383af2eb
+SIZE (LLNL-axom-v0.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 12024819
+SHA256 (LLNL-axom_data-517e53e_GH0.tar.gz) = 10c54db1feb46efbe0b8ce72d2f36aedfc00e1dd9302d532e6a0e2f8ecab1cd8
+SIZE (LLNL-axom_data-517e53e_GH0.tar.gz) = 36265745
+SHA256 (LLNL-blt-7ec2cb8_GH0.tar.gz) = b2e51460154a9b04cc6e396c6e7fbcdc147f0bf802c1368c7e3514e63f8a10a8
+SIZE (LLNL-blt-7ec2cb8_GH0.tar.gz) = 1218321
+SHA256 (LLNL-uberenv-a121a45_GH0.tar.gz) = 325f9bebeb7283db51918bb6a9a0894fb8ceb52b561e83b72b2987ddc08c33ca
+SIZE (LLNL-uberenv-a121a45_GH0.tar.gz) = 19698
diff --git a/science/axom/pkg-plist b/science/axom/pkg-plist
index c4200548ff67..a45a4bb281cc 100644
--- a/science/axom/pkg-plist
+++ b/science/axom/pkg-plist
@@ -1,217 +1,229 @@
 bin/mesh_tester
 include/CLI11/CLI11.hpp
 include/axom/config.hpp
 include/axom/core.hpp
 include/axom/core/Array.hpp
 include/axom/core/Macros.hpp
+include/axom/core/Path.hpp
 include/axom/core/StackArray.hpp
 include/axom/core/Types.hpp
 include/axom/core/execution/execution_space.hpp
 include/axom/core/execution/for_all.hpp
 include/axom/core/execution/internal/cuda_exec.hpp
 include/axom/core/execution/internal/omp_exec.hpp
 include/axom/core/execution/internal/seq_exec.hpp
 include/axom/core/execution/synchronize.hpp
 include/axom/core/memory_management.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/Determinants.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/LU.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/Matrix.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/eigen_solve.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/eigen_sort.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/floating_point_limits.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/internal/matrix_norms.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/jacobi_eigensolve.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/linear_solve.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/matvecops.hpp
 include/axom/core/numerics/polynomial_solvers.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/About.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/AnnotationMacros.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/FileUtilities.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/StringUtilities.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/Timer.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/Utilities.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/nvtx/Macros.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/nvtx/Range.hpp
 include/axom/core/utilities/nvtx/interface.hpp
 include/axom/inlet.hpp
-include/axom/inlet/DocWriter.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/ConduitReader.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/Container.hpp
 include/axom/inlet/Field.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/Function.hpp
 include/axom/inlet/Inlet.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/InletVector.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/JSONReader.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/JSONSchemaWriter.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/Proxy.hpp
 include/axom/inlet/Reader.hpp
-include/axom/inlet/SchemaCreator.hpp
-include/axom/inlet/SphinxDocWriter.hpp
-include/axom/inlet/Table.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/SphinxWriter.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/VariantKey.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/Verifiable.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/VerifiableScalar.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/Writer.hpp
+include/axom/inlet/YAMLReader.hpp
 include/axom/inlet/inlet_utils.hpp
 include/axom/mint.hpp
 include/axom/mint/config.hpp
 include/axom/mint/execution/interface.hpp
 include/axom/mint/execution/internal/for_all_cells.hpp
 include/axom/mint/execution/internal/for_all_faces.hpp
 include/axom/mint/execution/internal/for_all_nodes.hpp
 include/axom/mint/execution/internal/helpers.hpp
 include/axom/mint/execution/internal/structured_exec.hpp
 include/axom/mint/execution/xargs.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/FEBasis.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/FEBasisTypes.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/FiniteElement.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/Lagrange.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/ShapeFunction.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_hexa_27.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_hexa_8.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_prism_6.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_pyra_5.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_quad_4.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_quad_9.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_tetra_4.hpp
 include/axom/mint/fem/shape_functions/lagrange/lagrange_tri_3.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/CellTypes.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/ConnectivityArray.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/CurvilinearMesh.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/Field.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/FieldAssociation.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/FieldData.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/FieldTypes.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/FieldVariable.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/Mesh.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/MeshCoordinates.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/MeshTypes.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/ParticleMesh.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/RectilinearMesh.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/StructuredMesh.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/UniformMesh.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/UnstructuredMesh.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/blueprint.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/internal/ConnectivityArrayHelpers.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/internal/ConnectivityArray_indirection.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/internal/ConnectivityArray_typed_indirection.hpp
 include/axom/mint/mesh/internal/MeshHelpers.hpp
 include/axom/mint/utils/su2_utils.hpp
 include/axom/mint/utils/vtk_utils.hpp
 include/axom/primal.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/BezierCurve.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/BoundingBox.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/NumericArray.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/OrientationResult.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/OrientedBoundingBox.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Plane.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Point.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Polygon.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Ray.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Segment.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Sphere.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Tetrahedron.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Triangle.hpp
 include/axom/primal/geometry/Vector.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/clip.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/closest_point.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/compute_bounding_box.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/detail/clip_impl.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/detail/intersect_bezier_impl.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/detail/intersect_bounding_box_impl.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/detail/intersect_impl.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/detail/intersect_ray_impl.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/in_sphere.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/intersect.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/orientation.hpp
 include/axom/primal/operators/squared_distance.hpp
 include/axom/quest.hpp
 include/axom/quest/AllNearestNeighbors.hpp
 include/axom/quest/InOutOctree.hpp
 include/axom/quest/MeshTester.hpp
 include/axom/quest/PointInCell.hpp
 include/axom/quest/SignedDistance.hpp
 include/axom/quest/detail/AllNearestNeighbors_detail.hpp
 include/axom/quest/detail/PointFinder.hpp
 include/axom/quest/detail/PointInCellMeshWrapper_mfem.hpp
 include/axom/quest/interface/inout.hpp
 include/axom/quest/interface/internal/QuestHelpers.hpp
 include/axom/quest/interface/internal/mpicomm_wrapper.hpp
 include/axom/quest/interface/signed_distance.hpp
 include/axom/quest/stl/STLReader.hpp
 include/axom/sidre.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/Array.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/AttrValues.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/Attribute.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/Buffer.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/DataStore.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/Group.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/ItemCollection.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/Iterator.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/ListCollection.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/MapCollection.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/SidreDataTypeIds.h
 include/axom/sidre/core/SidreTypes.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/View.hpp
 include/axom/sidre/core/sidre.hpp
 include/axom/slam.hpp
 include/axom/slam/BitSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/BivariateMap.hpp
 include/axom/slam/BivariateSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/DynamicConstantRelation.hpp
 include/axom/slam/DynamicMap.hpp
 include/axom/slam/DynamicSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/DynamicVariableRelation.hpp
 include/axom/slam/FieldRegistry.hpp
 include/axom/slam/IndirectionSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/IteratorBase.hpp
 include/axom/slam/Map.hpp
 include/axom/slam/MapBase.hpp
 include/axom/slam/ModularInt.hpp
 include/axom/slam/NullSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/OrderedSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/ProductSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/RangeSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/Relation.hpp
 include/axom/slam/RelationSet.hpp
 include/axom/slam/Set.hpp
 include/axom/slam/StaticRelation.hpp
 include/axom/slam/SubMap.hpp
 include/axom/slam/Utilities.hpp
 include/axom/slam/internal/BitTwiddle.hpp
 include/axom/slam/policies/CardinalityPolicies.hpp
 include/axom/slam/policies/IndirectionPolicies.hpp
 include/axom/slam/policies/OffsetPolicies.hpp
 include/axom/slam/policies/PolicyTraits.hpp
 include/axom/slam/policies/SizePolicies.hpp
 include/axom/slam/policies/StridePolicies.hpp
 include/axom/slam/policies/SubsettingPolicies.hpp
 include/axom/slic.hpp
 include/axom/slic/core/LogStream.hpp
 include/axom/slic/core/Logger.hpp
 include/axom/slic/core/MessageLevel.hpp
-include/axom/slic/core/UnitTestLogger.hpp
+include/axom/slic/core/SimpleLogger.hpp
 include/axom/slic/interface/slic.hpp
 include/axom/slic/interface/slic_macros.hpp
 include/axom/slic/internal/stacktrace.hpp
 include/axom/slic/streams/GenericOutputStream.hpp
 include/axom/spin.hpp
 include/axom/spin/BVHTree.hpp
 include/axom/spin/Brood.hpp
 include/axom/spin/DenseOctreeLevel.hpp
 include/axom/spin/ImplicitGrid.hpp
 include/axom/spin/MortonIndex.hpp
 include/axom/spin/OctreeBase.hpp
 include/axom/spin/OctreeLevel.hpp
 include/axom/spin/RectangularLattice.hpp
 include/axom/spin/SparseOctreeLevel.hpp
 include/axom/spin/SpatialOctree.hpp
 include/axom/spin/UniformGrid.hpp
-include/fmt/LICENSE
+include/fmt/LICENSE.rst
 include/fmt/README
+include/fmt/args.h
 include/fmt/chrono.h
 include/fmt/color.h
+include/fmt/compile.h
 include/fmt/core.h
 include/fmt/fmt.hpp
 include/fmt/format-inl.h
-include/fmt/format.cc
 include/fmt/format.h
 include/fmt/locale.h
+include/fmt/os.h
 include/fmt/ostream.h
+include/fmt/posix.h
 include/fmt/printf.h
 include/fmt/ranges.h
-include/fmt/time.h
 lib/cmake/axom-config-version.cmake
 lib/cmake/axom-config.cmake
 lib/cmake/axom-targets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/axom-targets.cmake
 lib/libaxom.so