diff --git a/multimedia/librist/Makefile b/multimedia/librist/Makefile
index 5c1462a27b12..ab63bb07b07c 100644
--- a/multimedia/librist/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/librist/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,44 @@
 PORTNAME=	librist
-DISTVERSION=	0.2.15
+DISTVERSION=	0.2.17
 CATEGORIES=	multimedia
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library for Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) protocol
 WWW=		https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libcjson.so:devel/libcjson \
 		libmbedcrypto.so:security/mbedtls3 \
-		libmicrohttpd.so:www/libmicrohttpd
+		libmicrohttpd.so:www/libmicrohttpd \
+		liblz4.so:archivers/liblz4
 TEST_DEPENDS=	cmocka>0:sysutils/cmocka
 
 USES=		localbase:ldflags meson pkgconfig
 USE_GITLAB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GL_SITE=	https://code.videolan.org
 GL_ACCOUNT=	rist
-GL_TAGNAME=	561c2536e6c8cc853a2cc7ac757589f312e5e258
+GL_TAGNAME=	e939a9a4e3df41808fa20f1397ae19b2c4876b1f
 
 MESON_ARGS=	-Dtest=false
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && \
 		${SETENV} ${CONFIGURE_ENV} ${CONFIGURE_CMD} ${CONFIGURE_ARGS:N-Dtest=*} --reconfigure -Dtest=true && \
 		cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC} && \
 		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD} ${MAKE_ARGS} test
 
 # tests as of 0.2.15:
 # Ok:                20
 # Expected Fail:     7
 # Fail:              0
 
+# tests as of 0.2.17:
+# Ok:                44  
+# Expected Fail:     11  
+# Fail:              1   
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/librist/distinfo b/multimedia/librist/distinfo
index c521eeaed40f..6c47530c9d35 100644
--- a/multimedia/librist/distinfo
+++ b/multimedia/librist/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1779744865
-SHA256 (rist-librist-561c2536e6c8cc853a2cc7ac757589f312e5e258_GL0.tar.gz) = d8dd3d207b794a8dace603654a22bee25708c3fc16b4ec51ee0c67a58d959934
-SIZE (rist-librist-561c2536e6c8cc853a2cc7ac757589f312e5e258_GL0.tar.gz) = 2951863
+TIMESTAMP = 1780507731
+SHA256 (rist-librist-e939a9a4e3df41808fa20f1397ae19b2c4876b1f_GL0.tar.gz) = 9b01af4f4043b6d598c80c571b08f22a59cb3af7a83c534516765e889c4e80d1
+SIZE (rist-librist-e939a9a4e3df41808fa20f1397ae19b2c4876b1f_GL0.tar.gz) = 3379491
diff --git a/multimedia/librist/files/patch-meson.build b/multimedia/librist/files/patch-meson.build
index d908fc42ae16..41d6b1e61a05 100644
--- a/multimedia/librist/files/patch-meson.build
+++ b/multimedia/librist/files/patch-meson.build
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 - workaround for https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=280210
 - code uses the c11 feature stdatomic.h while it uses --std=c99
 - add FreeBSD TUN support: include src/tun_freebsd.c in the platform build
 
---- meson.build.orig	2026-05-15 04:48:53 UTC
+--- meson.build.orig	2026-05-31 14:10:56 UTC
 +++ meson.build
 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project('libRIST', 'c',
  
  project('libRIST', 'c',
- 	version: '0.2.15',
+ 	version: '0.2.17',
 -	default_options: ['c_std=c99', 'warning_level=3', 'libdir=lib'],
 +	default_options: ['c_std=c11', 'warning_level=3', 'libdir=lib'],
          meson_version: '>= 0.51.0')
  
  cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
-@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ void test(void) {
+@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ void test(void) {
  		platform_files += 'src/tun_darwin.c'
  		test_args += '-D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE'
  		add_project_arguments('-D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE', language: 'c')
 +	elif host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
 +		platform_files += 'src/tun_freebsd.c'
  	elif host_machine.system() == 'gnu'
  		test_args += '-D_GNU_SOURCE'
  		add_project_arguments('-D_GNU_SOURCE', language: 'c')
-@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ if get_option('static_analyze')
+@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ if get_option('static_analyze')
  if get_option('static_analyze')
  	run_target('cppcheck', command : ['cppcheck',
  									  '--quiet',
 -									  '--std=c99',
 +									  '--std=c11',
  									  '--suppressions-list=' + join_paths(librist_src_root, 'common/configs/cppcheck-suppressions.txt'),
  									  '--project=' + join_paths(meson.build_root(),
  									  'compile_commands.json')])
diff --git a/multimedia/librist/pkg-plist b/multimedia/librist/pkg-plist
index a9855b33be98..a618378e0d7c 100644
--- a/multimedia/librist/pkg-plist
+++ b/multimedia/librist/pkg-plist
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 bin/rist2rist
 bin/ristreceiver
 bin/ristsender
 bin/ristsrppasswd
 bin/udp2udp
 include/librist/common.h
 include/librist/headers.h
 include/librist/librist.h
 include/librist/librist_config.h
 include/librist/librist_srp.h
 include/librist/logging.h
 include/librist/oob.h
 include/librist/opt.h
 include/librist/peer.h
 include/librist/receiver.h
 include/librist/sender.h
 include/librist/stats.h
+include/librist/transport.h
 include/librist/tun.h
 include/librist/tunnel.h
 include/librist/udpsocket.h
 include/librist/urlparam.h
 include/librist/version.h
 lib/librist.so
 lib/librist.so.4
-lib/librist.so.4.6.3
+lib/librist.so.4.8.0
 libdata/pkgconfig/librist.pc