diff --git a/net/ntpsec/Makefile b/net/ntpsec/Makefile
index 6cd7cef1762f..94064ab9439d 100644
--- a/net/ntpsec/Makefile
+++ b/net/ntpsec/Makefile
@@ -1,43 +1,49 @@
 PORTNAME=	ntpsec
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	NTPsec_
-DISTVERSION=	1_2_2a
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	1_2_3
 CATEGORIES=	net
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Network Time Protocol suite, refactored
 WWW=		https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdns_sd.so:net/mDNSResponder
 
 USES=		cpe bison gettext-runtime pkgconfig python shebangfix ssl waf
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	${PREFIX}/lib/ntp
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/ntpclients/ntp*.py
 python_OLD_CMD=	@PYSHEBANG@
 
 CONFLICTS=	ntp ntp-devel openntpd
 
 MAKE_ENV=	NOSYNC=1 # workaround for the console problem: https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/issues/599
 
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=			DOCS REFCLOCKS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=		REFCLOCKS
 
 DOCS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	doc
 DOCS_BUILD_DEPENDS=	asciidoctor:textproc/rubygem-asciidoctor # alternatively ntpsec can use asciidoc:textproc/asciidoc but it prefers asciidoctor
 
 REFCLOCKS_DESC=	Enable all refclocks
 REFCLOCKS_VARS=	CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--refclock=all
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^\d+\. # prevent alpha-numeric strings
 
-post-install: # autoplist: plist varies depending on the python version
+post-install:
+	# autoplist: plist varies depending on the python version
 	@cd ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX} && \
 		${FIND} * -type f -or -type l | ${SED} -e 's|^share/man/.*|&.gz|' >> ${TMPPLIST}
+	# strip binaries
+	@${STRIP_CMD} \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/ntpfrob \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/ntptime \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libntpc.so.1.1.0 \
+		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin/ntpd
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/ntpsec/distinfo b/net/ntpsec/distinfo
index 99057f1bbe95..4647efbf682e 100644
--- a/net/ntpsec/distinfo
+++ b/net/ntpsec/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1696971390
-SHA256 (ntpsec-ntpsec-NTPsec_1_2_2a_GH0.tar.gz) = dab7065103ef2434fcad374b9e6f097a396891e6ae292f054c0bac9069c95c46
-SIZE (ntpsec-ntpsec-NTPsec_1_2_2a_GH0.tar.gz) = 2651042
+TIMESTAMP = 1714439604
+SHA256 (ntpsec-ntpsec-NTPsec_1_2_3_GH0.tar.gz) = 290a9eb93f2d4900b2611fdb203e4d30088c8f1bf40592ba75962fe7371b171c
+SIZE (ntpsec-ntpsec-NTPsec_1_2_3_GH0.tar.gz) = 2663602