diff --git a/devel/py-stringzilla/Makefile b/devel/py-stringzilla/Makefile
index c4c1236db227..60ed7377aaa1 100644
--- a/devel/py-stringzilla/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-stringzilla/Makefile
@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	stringzilla
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	3.11.3
+DISTVERSION=	3.12.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 #MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	SIMD-accelerated string search/sort/hashes/fingerprints/edit distances
 WWW=		https://ashvardanian.com/posts/stringzilla/ \
 		https://github.com/ashvardanian/stringzilla
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	aarch64 amd64 i386
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyarrow>0:databases/py-pyarrow@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest-repeat>0:devel/py-pytest-repeat@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ashvardanian
 GH_PROJECT=	StringZilla
 
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/stringzilla${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} pytest scripts/test.py
 
 # tests as of 3.11.2: 10195 passed in 30.47s
 # tests fail to run for 3.11.3, see https://github.com/ashvardanian/StringZilla/issues/210
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-stringzilla/distinfo b/devel/py-stringzilla/distinfo
index 8d2f7e28786a..be73b54f77d6 100644
--- a/devel/py-stringzilla/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-stringzilla/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1736677352
-SHA256 (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.11.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 8ca47c1f1bb8ba67a89c54951fff08483087fa637a43941de1a44fb04a2ba83e
-SIZE (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.11.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 260084
+TIMESTAMP = 1740390464
+SHA256 (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.12.0_GH0.tar.gz) = eeac428c5a4a6521815e42054c31decf3af0bc423f1d8e0b8a9d622f715e0832
+SIZE (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.12.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 263228
diff --git a/devel/stringzilla/Makefile b/devel/stringzilla/Makefile
index 6b32d9e7a4a8..922e187ac554 100644
--- a/devel/stringzilla/Makefile
+++ b/devel/stringzilla/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 PORTNAME=	stringzilla
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	3.11.3
+DISTVERSION=	3.12.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	SIMD-accelerated string search/sort/hashes/fingerprints/edit distances
 WWW=		https://ashvardanian.com/posts/stringzilla/ \
 		https://github.com/ashvardanian/stringzilla
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	aarch64 amd64
 
 USES=		cmake:testing
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ashvardanian
 GH_PROJECT=	StringZilla
 
 CMAKE_ON=	STRINGZILLA_INSTALL
 CMAKE_OFF=	STRINGZILLA_BUILD_TEST
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	STRINGZILLA_BUILD_TEST
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DSTRINGZILLA_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR=include
 
 post-install:
 	# workaround for https://github.com/ashvardanian/StringZilla/issues/194
 	@${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}/usr/src
 
 # 7 tests fail on an older CPU: https://github.com/ashvardanian/StringZilla/issues/206
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/stringzilla/distinfo b/devel/stringzilla/distinfo
index d26c68a4cd3b..08efc71431fd 100644
--- a/devel/stringzilla/distinfo
+++ b/devel/stringzilla/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1736676789
-SHA256 (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.11.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 8ca47c1f1bb8ba67a89c54951fff08483087fa637a43941de1a44fb04a2ba83e
-SIZE (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.11.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 260084
+TIMESTAMP = 1740390145
+SHA256 (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.12.0_GH0.tar.gz) = eeac428c5a4a6521815e42054c31decf3af0bc423f1d8e0b8a9d622f715e0832
+SIZE (ashvardanian-StringZilla-v3.12.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 263228
diff --git a/devel/stringzilla/pkg-plist b/devel/stringzilla/pkg-plist
index 2e89b100cb55..f0c0463d2fc1 100644
--- a/devel/stringzilla/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/stringzilla/pkg-plist
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 include/stringzilla/drafts.h
 include/stringzilla/module.modulemap
 include/stringzilla/stringzilla.h
 include/stringzilla/stringzilla.hpp
 lib/libstringzilla_shared.so
 lib/libstringzilla_shared.so.1
-lib/libstringzilla_shared.so.3.11.3
+lib/libstringzilla_shared.so.3.12.0
 lib/libstringzillite.so
 lib/libstringzillite.so.1
-lib/libstringzillite.so.3.11.3
+lib/libstringzillite.so.3.12.0