diff --git a/sysutils/vtm/Makefile b/sysutils/vtm/Makefile
index 99f659d8078d..724de4eb224f 100644
--- a/sysutils/vtm/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/vtm/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	vtm
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2025.05.21
-DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	a
+DISTVERSION=	2025.05.28
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	nxjoseph@protonmail.com
 COMMENT=	Text-based desktop environment for your terminal
 WWW=		https://github.com/directvt/vtm
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++20-lang lua pkgconfig
 USE_CXXSTD=	c++20
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	directvt
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LUA_INCDIR}
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LUA_LIBDIR}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/vtm
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 .if ${ARCH} == armv6 || ${ARCH} == armv7 || ${ARCH} == i386
 # explicit: GCC uses libstdc++ by default, otherwise
 # using libc++ cause the build to fail due to
 # memory issues on these architectures above.
 USE_GCC=	yes
 CXXFLAGS+=	-stdlib=libstdc++
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} 's/lua-5.4/lua-${LUA_VER}/g' \
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} 's/lua-5.4/lua-${LUA_VER}/g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/CMakeLists.txt
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/vtm/distinfo b/sysutils/vtm/distinfo
index 3e39fc07d5e1..c41574cece36 100644
--- a/sysutils/vtm/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/vtm/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1748072121
-SHA256 (directvt-vtm-v2025.05.21a_GH0.tar.gz) = 7e124df15b59fd7c6bec99bf1010ba3dd64ebd13d27200d84b66d833313a0e14
-SIZE (directvt-vtm-v2025.05.21a_GH0.tar.gz) = 1931349
+TIMESTAMP = 1748598649
+SHA256 (directvt-vtm-v2025.05.28_GH0.tar.gz) = 302eced60e7f2517fe8efbe5d658638f6c046e88dee9681204d0a2fb886e4cb3
+SIZE (directvt-vtm-v2025.05.28_GH0.tar.gz) = 1933926
diff --git a/sysutils/vtm/pkg-message b/sysutils/vtm/pkg-message
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1df5378d864b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/vtm/pkg-message
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+{ type: upgrade
+  maximum_version: 2025.05.28
+  message: <<EOM
+Upgrades to vtm 2025.05.28 
+==========================
+
+vtm 2025.05.28 contains changes that are made to
+configuration settings which are backward-incompatible
+for previous versions of vtm. The configuration settings
+file has changed significantly due to the introduction
+of Pure XML with dynamic element referencing and templating.
+
+See also: https://github.com/directvt/vtm/releases/tag/v2025.05.27
+EOM
+}
+]