diff --git a/devel/desktop-file-utils/Makefile b/devel/desktop-file-utils/Makefile
index 7af6147ffbd1..69ec4a117947 100644
--- a/devel/desktop-file-utils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/desktop-file-utils/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	desktop-file-utils
-PORTVERSION=	0.27
+PORTVERSION=	0.28
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	http://freedesktop.org/software/${PORTNAME}/releases/
 
 MAINTAINER=	desktop@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Couple of command line utilities for working with desktop entries
 WWW=		https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USES=		compiler:c11 gettext meson gnome pkgconfig trigger tar:xz
+USES=		compiler:c11 gettext-runtime meson gnome pkgconfig trigger tar:xz
 USE_GNOME=	glib20
 
 MIMEDIRS=	share/applications
+SUB_FILES=	pkg-post-install.lua
 SUB_LIST=	MIMEDIRS="${MIMEDIRS}"
 PKGPOSTINSTALL=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-post-install
-SUB_FILES=	pkg-post-install.lua
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/misc/desktop-entry-mode.el \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/emacs/site-lisp/desktop-entry-mode.el
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/desktop-file-utils/distinfo b/devel/desktop-file-utils/distinfo
index 8d284e9a0690..44372ec4cf72 100644
--- a/devel/desktop-file-utils/distinfo
+++ b/devel/desktop-file-utils/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1714223287
-SHA256 (desktop-file-utils-0.27.tar.xz) = a0817df39ce385b6621880407c56f1f298168c040c2032cedf88d5b76affe836
-SIZE (desktop-file-utils-0.27.tar.xz) = 80808
+TIMESTAMP = 1737658446
+SHA256 (desktop-file-utils-0.28.tar.xz) = 4401d4e231d842c2de8242395a74a395ca468cd96f5f610d822df33594898a70
+SIZE (desktop-file-utils-0.28.tar.xz) = 81620