diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile b/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
index 0287afeb41be..cfc8ca10e011 100644
--- a/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/Makefile
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
 PORTNAME=	sqlcipher
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.16.0
+DISTVERSION=	4.17.0
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	jharris@widomaker.com
 COMMENT=	Encrypted SQLite database
 WWW=		https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 USES=		cpe libedit libtool localbase:ldflags ssl tcl:86,build
 CPE_VENDOR=	zetetic
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-readline \
 		--disable-tcl \
 		--dll-basename=libsqlcipher \
 		--includedir=${PREFIX}/include/sqlcipher \
 		--soname=libsqlcipher.so.0 \
 		--with-tempstore=yes
 
 TEST_TARGET=	test # tests fail to run, see https://github.com/sqlcipher/sqlcipher/issues/527
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${OPENSSLINC}
 CPPFLAGS+=	-DOMIT_MEMLOCK \
 		-DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA=1 \
 		-DSQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY \
 		-DSQLITE_EXTRA_INIT=sqlcipher_extra_init \
 		-DSQLITE_EXTRA_SHUTDOWN=sqlcipher_extra_shutdown \
 		-DSQLITE_HAS_CODEC
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${OPENSSLLIB} -lcrypto
 
 post-install:
 	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/sqlite3 \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/sqlcipher
 	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libsqlite3.a \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libsqlcipher.a
 	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig/sqlite3.pc \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig/sqlcipher.pc
 	${MV}   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/sqlite3.1 \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/sqlcipher.1
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -i "" -e 's|sqlite3|sqlcipher|g; \
 		s|/usr/local/include|$${prefix}/include|g' \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libdata/pkgconfig/sqlcipher.pc
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/*.so ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/*
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo b/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo
index d068c39f2aa9..f2fca94d15ae 100644
--- a/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1778653941
-SHA256 (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.16.0_GH0.tar.gz) = d687bf981199ac019c6c87b11f92a5900aec777855e7ba5b30e5e1192933ce8a
-SIZE (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.16.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 19314061
+TIMESTAMP = 1783757770
+SHA256 (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.17.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 79c0e164b9c059e7487bf8f29272f601cca5f3312cc267461f81e349962a5058
+SIZE (sqlcipher-sqlcipher-v4.17.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 19336303
diff --git a/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist b/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist
index cb0c4ea15683..8bb3f5412d2c 100644
--- a/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist
+++ b/databases/sqlcipher/pkg-plist
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 bin/sqlcipher
 include/sqlcipher/sqlite3.h
 include/sqlcipher/sqlite3ext.h
 lib/libsqlcipher.a
 lib/libsqlcipher.so
 lib/libsqlcipher.so.0
-lib/libsqlcipher.so.3.53.1
+lib/libsqlcipher.so.3.53.3
 libdata/pkgconfig/sqlcipher.pc
 share/man/man1/sqlcipher.1.gz