diff --git a/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/Makefile b/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/Makefile
index 4566a04236b4..e94484f73d9d 100644
--- a/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	setuptools-gettext
-PORTVERSION=	0.1.3
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	0.1.18
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
+DISTNAME=	setuptools_gettext-${DISTVERSION}
 
-MAINTAINER=	fullermd@over-yonder.net
+MAINTAINER=	eduardo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Setuptools plugin for gettext
 WWW=		https://github.com/breezy-team/setuptools-gettext
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
+USES=		gettext-tools python
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/distinfo b/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/distinfo
index ee198209683f..609e3e6162ee 100644
--- a/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1679867854
-SHA256 (setuptools-gettext-0.1.3.tar.gz) = 1a76c6e73d2c4f5f72b4def0e539c268b72b0856f473c1ddcb279a0885f4636c
-SIZE (setuptools-gettext-0.1.3.tar.gz) = 10654
+TIMESTAMP = 1786559784
+SHA256 (setuptools_gettext-0.1.18.tar.gz) = c92b0ae486def502686cd944f16559819e42f8dc0b9d683cf62e7415397f2b35
+SIZE (setuptools_gettext-0.1.18.tar.gz) = 20769
diff --git a/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/files/patch-setuptools__gettext_____init____.py b/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/files/patch-setuptools__gettext_____init____.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..964cc639c586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-setuptools-gettext/files/patch-setuptools__gettext_____init____.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Fix import failure with setuptools < 69.0 (setuptools.modified)
+
+--- setuptools_gettext/__init__.py.orig	2026-08-12 19:21:26 UTC
++++ setuptools_gettext/__init__.py
+@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ from setuptools.errors import OptionError
+ from setuptools import Command
+ from setuptools.dist import Distribution
+ from setuptools.errors import OptionError
+-from setuptools.modified import newer
++try:
++    from setuptools.modified import newer
++except ImportError:  # setuptools < 69.0
++    from setuptools._distutils.dep_util import newer
+ 
+ from .catalog import (
+     LC_MESSAGES,