diff --git a/science/ncrystal/Makefile b/science/ncrystal/Makefile
index 03ad5e4f38dd..ab6dad2e14de 100644
--- a/science/ncrystal/Makefile
+++ b/science/ncrystal/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	ncrystal
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.4.4
+DISTVERSION=	4.4.6
 CATEGORIES=	science # physics
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library for thermal neutron transport in crystals and other materials
 WWW=		https://github.com/mctools/ncrystal
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 # ncrystal-4.4.4/ncrystal_core/src/core/NCDefs.cc:25:18: error:
 # static assertion failed due to requirement 'std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max() >=
 # std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max()': NCrystal is no longer supported on 32bit systems
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	armv7 i386 powerpc
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	NCrystal is no longer supported on 32bit systems
 
-USES=		cmake:testing python:build,test shebangfix
+USES=		cmake:testing python:build,test
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	mctools
 
-SHEBANG_FILES=	tests/scripts/* \
-		tests/cmake/mctools_testlauncher.py
-
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	NCRYSTAL_ENABLE_TESTING \
 			NCRYSTAL_ENABLE_CORE_TEST
 
-# tests as of 4.4.4: 99% tests passed, 1 tests failed out of 129, see https://github.com/mctools/ncrystal/issues/355
+# tests as of 4.4.6: 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 127
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/ncrystal/distinfo b/science/ncrystal/distinfo
index 622948190411..16b063365e45 100644
--- a/science/ncrystal/distinfo
+++ b/science/ncrystal/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1779947938
-SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = ed90082ed9319d6f2195bfdc125bd6ac685d41c2a734cfe5f39b0bea6f24dc85
-SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 3136110
+TIMESTAMP = 1782969606
+SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 7b66927540aa959c296c2d48a586ad7416b19833b564215f9c6e0dd48ffb56ac
+SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 3136348
diff --git a/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile b/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile
index 7b9c1ac13732..aea5b6f7f0c9 100644
--- a/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	ncrystal
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.4.4
+DISTVERSION=	4.4.6
 CATEGORIES=	science # physics
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library for thermal neutron transport in crystals and other materials
 WWW=		https://mctools.github.io/ncrystal/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.16:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build-core>0:devel/py-scikit-build-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		cmake:devel/cmake-core
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.16:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 concurrent autoplist
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	mctools
 
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} \
 		PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR} \
 		PATH=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin:${PATH}
 #TEST_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/ncrystal_python
 
 post-install:
 	# strip binary
 	#@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}/NCrystal/ncrystal_pyinst_data/lib/libNCrystal.so
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && \
 		${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} -m NCrystal.test all
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/py-ncrystal/distinfo b/science/py-ncrystal/distinfo
index f502b5505259..9355b3c80171 100644
--- a/science/py-ncrystal/distinfo
+++ b/science/py-ncrystal/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1779948172
-SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = ed90082ed9319d6f2195bfdc125bd6ac685d41c2a734cfe5f39b0bea6f24dc85
-SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 3136110
+TIMESTAMP = 1782970182
+SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 7b66927540aa959c296c2d48a586ad7416b19833b564215f9c6e0dd48ffb56ac
+SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.4.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 3136348