diff --git a/emulators/ripes/Makefile b/emulators/ripes/Makefile
index 3ec3ece330c9..0ee7057db68c 100644
--- a/emulators/ripes/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/ripes/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	ripes
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	2.2.6
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	emulators
 
 MAINTAINER=	mclay@astate.edu
 COMMENT=	Graphical processor simulator and assembly editor for the RISC-V ISA
 WWW=		https://github.com/mortbopet/ripes
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/cereal/cereal.hpp:devel/cereal
+
 USES=		cmake qmake qt:5
 
 USE_QT=		buildtools:build charts concurrent core gui svg testlib widgets
 
 CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=   ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	mortbopet
 GH_PROJECT=	Ripes
 GH_TUPLE=	mortbopet:VSRTL:8fd0bce:VSRTL/external/VSRTL \
 		serge1:ELFIO:79fcd11:ELFIO/external/ELFIO \
 		mortbopet:libelfin:49d1653:libelfin/external/libelfin \
 		yhirose:cpp-mmaplib:c517af7:cpp_mmaplib/external/libelfin/external/cpp-mmaplib \
 		pbhogan:Signals:17881fb:Signals/external/VSRTL/external/Signals \
-		USCiLab:cereal:51cbda5:cereal/external/VSRTL/external/cereal \
 		mortbopet:better-enums:52a694b:better_enums/external/VSRTL/external/better-enums
 
 PORTSCOUT=	ignore:continuous-master
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/emulators/ripes/distinfo b/emulators/ripes/distinfo
index e650cdfdd3e8..912913f8dbb2 100644
--- a/emulators/ripes/distinfo
+++ b/emulators/ripes/distinfo
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 TIMESTAMP = 1674075130
 SHA256 (mortbopet-Ripes-v2.2.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 5620b026fc5fb6c136732b67d01caabad53c41029258f54517377b08fb9b8c8e
 SIZE (mortbopet-Ripes-v2.2.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 14448493
 SHA256 (mortbopet-VSRTL-8fd0bce_GH0.tar.gz) = 5a92ab79ee8eaf5f488fe87c4892c0516b947f03f4031b4f97c1fe4bb8c9cc4d
 SIZE (mortbopet-VSRTL-8fd0bce_GH0.tar.gz) = 14500493
 SHA256 (serge1-ELFIO-79fcd11_GH0.tar.gz) = 2f2478e48dc20b30fd705e9ae7208ea8ab175b5aa9195d0705142ad6e9054e55
 SIZE (serge1-ELFIO-79fcd11_GH0.tar.gz) = 4229577
 SHA256 (mortbopet-libelfin-49d1653_GH0.tar.gz) = 9569d5168c199ec6a7a2b2abe1813a3b59dc70b67aa569cae47308fa84aa49a2
 SIZE (mortbopet-libelfin-49d1653_GH0.tar.gz) = 85862
 SHA256 (yhirose-cpp-mmaplib-c517af7_GH0.tar.gz) = 1d3d52dadcd8a9478fa9a728ea6692118f1e3a16a36d8f28b2929d2dce296023
 SIZE (yhirose-cpp-mmaplib-c517af7_GH0.tar.gz) = 1848
 SHA256 (pbhogan-Signals-17881fb_GH0.tar.gz) = 7d2c420dc34471519306dd4070c571c74cb129cac782cb0a38ba07f0ba8488f8
 SIZE (pbhogan-Signals-17881fb_GH0.tar.gz) = 38528
-SHA256 (USCiLab-cereal-51cbda5_GH0.tar.gz) = efa214cfc850a4a2360baf4419b88c93be2a08b09ff5f9bac604a18498b83cfb
-SIZE (USCiLab-cereal-51cbda5_GH0.tar.gz) = 335754
 SHA256 (mortbopet-better-enums-52a694b_GH0.tar.gz) = 6fe24b59328a174eae7b4d755d606615a5bc0397a2b9846079a931486bf94cd3
 SIZE (mortbopet-better-enums-52a694b_GH0.tar.gz) = 136663
diff --git a/emulators/ripes/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/emulators/ripes/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e259707f4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/ripes/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-04-21 07:38:19 UTC
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ qt5_add_resources(FONTS_SRC ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/resour
+ ######################################################################
+ 
+ # Header-only libraries used in the project must be included from top CMakeLists.txt file
+-include_directories(${RIPES_LIB} SYSTEM PUBLIC external/VSRTL/external/cereal/include)
+ include_directories(${RIPES_LIB} PUBLIC external/VSRTL/external)
+ include_directories(SYSTEM external/ELFIO)
+ include_directories(SYSTEM external/VSRTL/external/Signals)
diff --git a/emulators/ripes/files/patch-src_io_iobase.h b/emulators/ripes/files/patch-src_io_iobase.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd6a977bd2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/ripes/files/patch-src_io_iobase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/io/iobase.h.orig	2026-04-21 08:39:58 UTC
++++ src/io/iobase.h
+@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
+ #include "binutils.h"
+ #include "serializers.h"
+ 
+-#include "VSRTL/external/cereal/include/cereal/cereal.hpp"
++#include "cereal/cereal.hpp"
+ 
+ namespace Ripes {
+ 
diff --git a/emulators/ripes/files/patch-src_serializers.h b/emulators/ripes/files/patch-src_serializers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..398679a6ade0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/ripes/files/patch-src_serializers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- src/serializers.h.orig	2026-04-21 08:37:18 UTC
++++ src/serializers.h
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ #pragma once
+ 
+-#include "VSRTL/external/cereal/include/cereal/cereal.hpp"
++#include "cereal/cereal.hpp"
+ 
+ #include <QDataStream>
+ #include <QVariant>