diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/Makefile
index aa94860ab66b..b7c08d2f614f 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	Image-ExifTool
-DISTVERSION=	12.96
+DISTVERSION=	12.97
 CATEGORIES=	graphics perl5
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/exiftool \
 		https://exiftool.org/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	svysh.fbsd@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	Script and Perl module to read/write meta data in files
 WWW=		https://exiftool.org/
 
 LICENSE=	ART10 GPLv1+
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 USES=		perl5
 USE_PERL5=	configure
 
 CONFLICTS=	p5-Image-ExifTool
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 PORTDOCS=	*
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/Changes ${WRKSRC}/README ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/ && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} html ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/distinfo b/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/distinfo
index 055a84e6b37a..18eb31e05d41 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-ExifTool-devel/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1725272793
-SHA256 (Image-ExifTool-12.96.tar.gz) = 405a23f31be0d2fb248dc30d96c4ec7f63f9b1af8c92e753fe6c654a595813db
-SIZE (Image-ExifTool-12.96.tar.gz) = 7137540
+TIMESTAMP = 1727399040
+SHA256 (Image-ExifTool-12.97.tar.gz) = c47c44b9aa596356f7034d6fa7c9ace8d1ce84815b73ae6105e90dd624b551f8
+SIZE (Image-ExifTool-12.97.tar.gz) = 7142819