diff --git a/www/uwebsockets/Makefile b/www/uwebsockets/Makefile
index 782ad6117152..4f5f89908d78 100644
--- a/www/uwebsockets/Makefile
+++ b/www/uwebsockets/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	uwebsockets
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	20.77.0
+DISTVERSION=	20.78.0
 CATEGORIES=	www devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ Web I/O library for the most demanding of applications
 WWW=		https://github.com/uNetworking/uWebSockets
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 # libdeflate is optionally needed
 RUN_DEPENDS=	libdeflate>0:archivers/libdeflate \
 		usockets>0:net/usockets
 
 USES=		compiler:c++17-lang cpe gmake
 CPE_VENDOR=	${PORTNAME}_project
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	uNetworking
 GH_PROJECT=	uWebSockets
 
 MAKEFILE=	GNUmakefile
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 pre-install: # workaround for https://github.com/uNetworking/uWebSockets/issues/1236
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/uWebSockets
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/tests && \
 		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/www/uwebsockets/distinfo b/www/uwebsockets/distinfo
index 833e3d6d4fb5..76fed826070e 100644
--- a/www/uwebsockets/distinfo
+++ b/www/uwebsockets/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1776315756
-SHA256 (uNetworking-uWebSockets-v20.77.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 9884f7bce0d34c776d450f1a1f31858aaced74c4454f2758543ed557df07d1e0
-SIZE (uNetworking-uWebSockets-v20.77.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 295106
+TIMESTAMP = 1780298642
+SHA256 (uNetworking-uWebSockets-v20.78.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 8deea90fc34b0987dfe983af9866d52ff762358fb24c8df891a896c0035aa28e
+SIZE (uNetworking-uWebSockets-v20.78.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 295700