diff --git a/editors/mg/Makefile b/editors/mg/Makefile
index a2d846277840..8b34f3985b7d 100644
--- a/editors/mg/Makefile
+++ b/editors/mg/Makefile
@@ -1,40 +1,45 @@
 PORTNAME=	mg
-DISTVERSION=	20240405
+DISTVERSION=	20241008
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	editors
-MASTER_SITES=   https://hydrus.org.uk/downloads/
+MASTER_SITES=	https://hydrus.org.uk/downloads/
 
 MAINTAINER=	cdr.nil@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	Small, fast Emacs-like editor
 WWW=		https://man.openbsd.org/mg
 
 LICENSE=	PD
 
-USES=		ncurses uidfix
-MAKE_ARGS+=	BINDIR=${PREFIX}/bin MANDIR=${PREFIX}/share/man/man \
-		NCURSESLIB=${NCURSESLIB} NCURSESINC=${NCURSESINC}
-FLAVORS=	dynamic static
-FLAVOR?=	${FLAVORS:[1]}
+FLAVORS=		dynamic static
+FLAVOR?=		${FLAVORS:[1]}
 static_PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-static
+
+USES=		ncurses uidfix
+
 .if ${FLAVOR} == static
 COMMENT+=	(rescue(8) version)
-MAKE_ARGS+= 	NO_SHARED=yes
+MAKE_ARGS+=	NO_SHARED=yes
 PLIST_FILES=	/rescue/mg
 .else
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/mg \
 		share/man/man1/mg.1.gz
 PORTDOCS=	README tutorial
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 .endif
 
+MAKE_ARGS+=	BINDIR=${PREFIX}/bin \
+		MANDIR=${PREFIX}/share/man/man \
+		NCURSESINC=${NCURSESINC} \
+		NCURSESLIB=${NCURSESLIB}
+
 .if ${FLAVOR} == static
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/rescue
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/mg ${STAGEDIR}/rescue
 .else
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/editors/mg/distinfo b/editors/mg/distinfo
index 9bfb9834cce3..cc1097eb12b9 100644
--- a/editors/mg/distinfo
+++ b/editors/mg/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1712395301
-SHA256 (mg-20240405.tar.gz) = abda55c6c53e8316324d56a9851865ada13f9cd82295f3757de7cb4b83bead57
-SIZE (mg-20240405.tar.gz) = 156768
+TIMESTAMP = 1728587995
+SHA256 (mg-20241008.tar.gz) = 56a1caf883ab968dd4c6a2d13cf56232d392e834b9cfaf2dd2f4d3b6cf26db75
+SIZE (mg-20241008.tar.gz) = 154865
diff --git a/editors/mg/files/patch-version.c b/editors/mg/files/patch-version.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c4d4ca3136d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/mg/files/patch-version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- version.c.orig	2024-10-10 16:12:07 UTC
++++ version.c
+@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
+ 
+ #include "def.h"
+ 
+-const char	version[] = "Mg 2a";
++const char	version[] = "Mg 2a (20241008)";
+ 
+ /*
+  * Display the version. All this does