diff --git a/math/py-POT/Makefile b/math/py-POT/Makefile
index 6e67c5285f57..72a3080b785c 100644
--- a/math/py-POT/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-POT/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	POT
-DISTVERSION=	0.9.2
+DISTVERSION=	0.9.3
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python Optimal Transport Library
 WWW=		https://pythonot.github.io/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>0:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR}
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>=1.6:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	pep517 cython autoplist
+USE_PYTHON=	pep517 cython autoplist pytest # expects newer pytest than 7.4.4: AttributeError: module pytest has no attribute skip_backend
+
+TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
+TEST_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/test
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/ot/lp/emd_wrap${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/py-POT/distinfo b/math/py-POT/distinfo
index c281f8201db1..9b06c3362dbc 100644
--- a/math/py-POT/distinfo
+++ b/math/py-POT/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1703323605
-SHA256 (POT-0.9.2.tar.gz) = 8b1ac1fca71dee525b62fd3407f296aa3cdb2b825ad751e00eb945845538084e
-SIZE (POT-0.9.2.tar.gz) = 373008
+TIMESTAMP = 1712367723
+SHA256 (POT-0.9.3.tar.gz) = eecf2394390a73472e727ef75f7c801fc47509039f00c40f8fc64fdeea617c86
+SIZE (POT-0.9.3.tar.gz) = 373598