diff --git a/math/py-pytensor/Makefile b/math/py-pytensor/Makefile
index 5c962f1c7921..8f1468a41dc0 100644
--- a/math/py-pytensor/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-pytensor/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	pytensor
-DISTVERSION=	2.15.0
+DISTVERSION=	2.16.1
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Optimizing compiler for evaluating mathematical expressions
 WWW=		https://pytensor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/doc/LICENSE.txt
 
 PY_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cons>0:devel/py-cons@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}etuples>0:devel/py-etuples@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}filelock>0:sysutils/py-filelock@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}logical-unification>0:math/py-logical-unification@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}miniKanren>0:devel/py-miniKanren@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>=0.14:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>0:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}versioneer>0:devel/py-versioneer@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PY_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PY_DEPENDS}
 
 USES=		python shebangfix
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 cython autoplist pytest # tests fail to run, see https://github.com/pymc-devs/pytensor/issues/355
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	bin/pytensor-cache
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/pytensor/scan/scan_perform${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
 
 # BUG: installs the file /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/bin/__init__.py, see https://github.com/pymc-devs/pytensor/issues/356
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/py-pytensor/distinfo b/math/py-pytensor/distinfo
index d88b058040cf..00866cccc363 100644
--- a/math/py-pytensor/distinfo
+++ b/math/py-pytensor/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1693204598
-SHA256 (pytensor-2.15.0.tar.gz) = 80ad1686407eb8c29bad4913aa15504edebc30be9d7e0a24b453a13c457146c6
-SIZE (pytensor-2.15.0.tar.gz) = 3529395
+TIMESTAMP = 1694882888
+SHA256 (pytensor-2.16.1.tar.gz) = dc586d5aea09e29dcc6927c3b99b13af86ea07736d1555be03e2d11282da821a
+SIZE (pytensor-2.16.1.tar.gz) = 3538081