diff --git a/devel/yaml-cpp/Makefile b/devel/yaml-cpp/Makefile
index 2cbf48072602..354fcecbd3ae 100644
--- a/devel/yaml-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/yaml-cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	yaml-cpp
-PORTVERSION=	0.8.0
+PORTVERSION=	0.9.0
+DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	${PORTNAME}-
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	madpilot@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	YAML parser and emitter in C++ matching the YAML 1.2 spec
 WWW=		https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang
-USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DYAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
-		-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF \
-		-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
-
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	jbeder
+USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DYAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
+		-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+		-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} "s|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|" \
 		${WRKSRC}/yaml-cpp-config.cmake.in
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/yaml-cpp/distinfo b/devel/yaml-cpp/distinfo
index 9e42f9c68d36..b454cc04c4be 100644
--- a/devel/yaml-cpp/distinfo
+++ b/devel/yaml-cpp/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1691697492
-SHA256 (jbeder-yaml-cpp-0.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = fbe74bbdcee21d656715688706da3c8becfd946d92cd44705cc6098bb23b3a16
-SIZE (jbeder-yaml-cpp-0.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1017151
+TIMESTAMP = 1770278178
+SHA256 (jbeder-yaml-cpp-yaml-cpp-0.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 25cb043240f828a8c51beb830569634bc7ac603978e0f69d6b63558dadefd49a
+SIZE (jbeder-yaml-cpp-yaml-cpp-0.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 1056093
diff --git a/devel/yaml-cpp/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/devel/yaml-cpp/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
index a111495208fb..4940b3bd31e4 100644
--- a/devel/yaml-cpp/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/devel/yaml-cpp/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2023-08-10 19:27:56 UTC
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-02-04 20:26:25 UTC
 +++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ set_target_properties(yaml-cpp PROPERTIES
+@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ cmake_dependent_option(YAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT
+ cmake_dependent_option(YAML_MSVC_SHARED_RT
+   "MSVC: Build yaml-cpp with shared runtime libs (/MD)" ON
+   "CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Windows" OFF)
+-set(YAML_CPP_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/yaml-cpp"
++set(YAML_CPP_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR "lib/cmake/yaml-cpp"
+   CACHE STRING "Path to install the CMake package to")
+  
+ if (YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE)
+@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ set_target_properties(yaml-cpp PROPERTIES
  
  set_target_properties(yaml-cpp PROPERTIES
    VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}"
 -  SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}"
 +  SOVERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}"
    PROJECT_LABEL "yaml-cpp ${yaml-cpp-label-postfix}"
    DEBUG_POSTFIX "${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX}")
  
--set(CONFIG_EXPORT_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/yaml-cpp")
-+set(CONFIG_EXPORT_DIR "lib/cmake/yaml-cpp")
- set(EXPORT_TARGETS yaml-cpp)
- configure_package_config_file(
-   "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/yaml-cpp-config.cmake.in"
-@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ if (YAML_CPP_INSTALL)
+@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ if (YAML_CPP_INSTALL)
        "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/yaml-cpp-config-version.cmake"
-     DESTINATION "${CONFIG_EXPORT_DIR}")
+     DESTINATION "${YAML_CPP_INSTALL_CMAKEDIR}")
    install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/yaml-cpp.pc"
 -    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
 +    DESTINATION libdata/pkgconfig)
  endif()
- unset(CONFIG_EXPORT_DIR)
  
+ if(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS)
diff --git a/devel/yaml-cpp/pkg-plist b/devel/yaml-cpp/pkg-plist
index b925af95317f..7fa37ea3bb40 100644
--- a/devel/yaml-cpp/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/yaml-cpp/pkg-plist
@@ -1,45 +1,46 @@
 include/yaml-cpp/anchor.h
 include/yaml-cpp/binary.h
 include/yaml-cpp/contrib/anchordict.h
 include/yaml-cpp/contrib/graphbuilder.h
 include/yaml-cpp/depthguard.h
 include/yaml-cpp/dll.h
 include/yaml-cpp/emitfromevents.h
 include/yaml-cpp/emitter.h
 include/yaml-cpp/emitterdef.h
 include/yaml-cpp/emittermanip.h
 include/yaml-cpp/emitterstyle.h
 include/yaml-cpp/eventhandler.h
 include/yaml-cpp/exceptions.h
+include/yaml-cpp/fptostring.h
 include/yaml-cpp/mark.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/convert.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/impl.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/iterator.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/iterator_fwd.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/memory.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node_data.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node_iterator.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/detail/node_ref.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/emit.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/impl.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/iterator.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/node.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/parse.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/ptr.h
 include/yaml-cpp/node/type.h
 include/yaml-cpp/noexcept.h
 include/yaml-cpp/null.h
 include/yaml-cpp/ostream_wrapper.h
 include/yaml-cpp/parser.h
 include/yaml-cpp/stlemitter.h
 include/yaml-cpp/traits.h
 include/yaml-cpp/yaml.h
 lib/cmake/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp-config-version.cmake
 lib/cmake/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp-config.cmake
 lib/cmake/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp-targets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/yaml-cpp/yaml-cpp-targets.cmake
 lib/libyaml-cpp.so
 lib/libyaml-cpp.so.0
-lib/libyaml-cpp.so.0.8.0
+lib/libyaml-cpp.so.0.9.0
 libdata/pkgconfig/yaml-cpp.pc