diff --git a/science/ncrystal/Makefile b/science/ncrystal/Makefile
index 419247132383..b08c32516014 100644
--- a/science/ncrystal/Makefile
+++ b/science/ncrystal/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	ncrystal
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.1.4
+DISTVERSION=	4.1.6
 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
 
 USES=		cmake:testing python:build shebangfix
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	mctools
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	tests/scripts/*
 
-CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	NCRYSTAL_ENABLE_TESTING
+CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	NCRYSTAL_ENABLE_TESTING \
+			NCRYSTAL_ENABLE_CORE_TEST
 
 post-install: # workaround for https://github.com/mctools/ncrystal/issues/150
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/*.sh
 
 # tests as of 4.1.4: 54% tests passed, 37 tests failed out of 80, see https://github.com/mctools/ncrystal/issues/231
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/ncrystal/distinfo b/science/ncrystal/distinfo
index 6f90659b80a4..fe3708884b1d 100644
--- a/science/ncrystal/distinfo
+++ b/science/ncrystal/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1741068043
-SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.4_GH0.tar.gz) = cf0f6c09c561b0e7476452e90d437bba7044cc12320faf44556f079d5ee9e8e2
-SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 2711953
+TIMESTAMP = 1743578912
+SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 4fc1be0503c6e68a110b6da13963bd2bf53154794a727c63f1218a56f6241eff
+SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 2719484
diff --git a/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile b/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile
index 365d62ab27d6..31735ffb8f3f 100644
--- a/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-ncrystal/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	ncrystal
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.1.4
+DISTVERSION=	4.1.6
 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} \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build-core>0:devel/py-scikit-build-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		cmake:devel/cmake-core
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY}
 
 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: # the third test fails for an unknown reason
 	@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 740a78b7edc6..21654bc9942b 100644
--- a/science/py-ncrystal/distinfo
+++ b/science/py-ncrystal/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1741069731
-SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.4_GH0.tar.gz) = cf0f6c09c561b0e7476452e90d437bba7044cc12320faf44556f079d5ee9e8e2
-SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 2711953
+TIMESTAMP = 1743584261
+SHA256 (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 4fc1be0503c6e68a110b6da13963bd2bf53154794a727c63f1218a56f6241eff
+SIZE (mctools-ncrystal-v4.1.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 2719484