diff --git a/security/hexl/Makefile b/security/hexl/Makefile
index 137361678340..614b8c054f06 100644
--- a/security/hexl/Makefile
+++ b/security/hexl/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	hexl
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.2.5
+DISTVERSION=	1.2.6
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Intel homomorphic encryption acceleration library
 WWW=		https://intel.github.io/hexl/v1.2.1/doxygen/html/index.html
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BROKEN_i386=	error: __int128 is not supported on this target
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libcpu_features.so:devel/cpu_features
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++17-lang localbase:ldflags
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	intel
 
 CMAKE_ON=		HEXL_SHARED_LIB
 CMAKE_OFF=		HEXL_BENCHMARK HEXL_TESTING
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	HEXL_TESTING
 CMAKE_TESTING_TARGET=	unittest
 
 CXXFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/cpu_features
 
+# tests as of 1.2.6:
+# [==========] 2138 tests from 21 test suites ran. (1617 ms total)
+# [  PASSED  ] 2138 tests.
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/hexl/distinfo b/security/hexl/distinfo
index a0f46fffb3a3..f9f9a6467fa8 100644
--- a/security/hexl/distinfo
+++ b/security/hexl/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1660080431
-SHA256 (intel-hexl-v1.2.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 3692e6e6183dbc49253e51e86c3e52e7affcac925f57db0949dbb4d34b558a9a
-SIZE (intel-hexl-v1.2.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 128326
+TIMESTAMP = 1748657210
+SHA256 (intel-hexl-v1.2.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 5035cedff6984060c10e2ce7587dab83483787ea2010e1b60d18d19bb3538f3b
+SIZE (intel-hexl-v1.2.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 130054
diff --git a/security/hexl/pkg-plist b/security/hexl/pkg-plist
index 5f474b3895e4..9a3d97dac001 100644
--- a/security/hexl/pkg-plist
+++ b/security/hexl/pkg-plist
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
 include/hexl/eltwise/eltwise-add-mod.hpp
 include/hexl/eltwise/eltwise-cmp-add.hpp
 include/hexl/eltwise/eltwise-cmp-sub-mod.hpp
 include/hexl/eltwise/eltwise-fma-mod.hpp
 include/hexl/eltwise/eltwise-mult-mod.hpp
 include/hexl/eltwise/eltwise-reduce-mod.hpp
 include/hexl/eltwise/eltwise-sub-mod.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/fft-like/fft-like-avx512-util.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/fft-like/fft-like-native.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/fft-like/fft-like.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/fft-like/fwd-fft-like-avx512.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/fft-like/inv-fft-like-avx512.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/misc/lr-mat-vec-mult.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/seal/dyadic-multiply-internal.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/seal/dyadic-multiply.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/seal/key-switch-internal.hpp
 include/hexl/experimental/seal/key-switch.hpp
+include/hexl/experimental/seal/locks.hpp
+include/hexl/experimental/seal/ntt-cache.hpp
 include/hexl/hexl.hpp
 include/hexl/logging/logging.hpp
 include/hexl/ntt/ntt.hpp
 include/hexl/number-theory/number-theory.hpp
 include/hexl/util/aligned-allocator.hpp
 include/hexl/util/allocator.hpp
 include/hexl/util/check.hpp
 include/hexl/util/clang.hpp
 include/hexl/util/compiler.hpp
 include/hexl/util/defines.hpp
 include/hexl/util/gcc.hpp
 include/hexl/util/msvc.hpp
 include/hexl/util/types.hpp
 include/hexl/util/util.hpp
-lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.5/HEXLConfig.cmake
-lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.5/HEXLConfigVersion.cmake
-lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.5/HEXLTargets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
-lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.5/HEXLTargets.cmake
+lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.6/HEXLConfig.cmake
+lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.6/HEXLConfigVersion.cmake
+lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.6/HEXLTargets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
+lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.6/HEXLTargets.cmake
 lib/libhexl.so
-lib/libhexl.so.1.2.5
+lib/libhexl.so.1.2.6
 libdata/pkgconfig/hexl.pc