diff --git a/net/py-paho-mqtt/Makefile b/net/py-paho-mqtt/Makefile
index 6458505185e9..dd9f04250982 100644
--- a/net/py-paho-mqtt/Makefile
+++ b/net/py-paho-mqtt/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 PORTNAME=	paho-mqtt
-PORTVERSION=	1.5.0
+PORTVERSION=	1.6.1
 CATEGORIES=	net python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	joe@thrallingpenguin.com
 COMMENT=	MQTT version 3.1/3.1.1 client class
 
 LICENSE=	EPL
-LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/epl-v10
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/edl-v10
 
 USES=		python:3.6+ shebangfix
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
 SHEBANG_FILES=	examples/*.py
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/py-paho-mqtt/distinfo b/net/py-paho-mqtt/distinfo
index d169e5db13b3..22cc41e56e35 100644
--- a/net/py-paho-mqtt/distinfo
+++ b/net/py-paho-mqtt/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1596845712
-SHA256 (paho-mqtt-1.5.0.tar.gz) = e3d286198baaea195c8b3bc221941d25a3ab0e1507fc1779bdb7473806394be4
-SIZE (paho-mqtt-1.5.0.tar.gz) = 99525
+TIMESTAMP = 1643543609
+SHA256 (paho-mqtt-1.6.1.tar.gz) = 2a8291c81623aec00372b5a85558a372c747cbca8e9934dfe218638b8eefc26f
+SIZE (paho-mqtt-1.6.1.tar.gz) = 99373