diff --git a/www/mod_maxminddb/Makefile b/www/mod_maxminddb/Makefile
index efd87d27898f..5f6a2e258483 100644
--- a/www/mod_maxminddb/Makefile
+++ b/www/mod_maxminddb/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	mod_maxminddb
-PORTVERSION=	1.2.0
+PORTVERSION=	1.3.0
 PORTREVISION=	0
 CATEGORIES=	www
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${APACHE_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	joneum@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	MaxMind DB Apache Module
 WWW=		https://github.com/maxmind/mod_maxminddb
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libmaxminddb.so:net/libmaxminddb
 
 USES=		apache autoreconf compiler:c11 gmake localbase
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	maxmind
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%LIBEXECDEST%%|${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${APACHEMODDIR}|g' ${WRKSRC}/src/Makefile.am
 
 pre-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${APACHEMODDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/www/mod_maxminddb/distinfo b/www/mod_maxminddb/distinfo
index e406bea5a885..fc3eaeea6e7f 100644
--- a/www/mod_maxminddb/distinfo
+++ b/www/mod_maxminddb/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1595500825
-SHA256 (maxmind-mod_maxminddb-1.2.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 27d926343a3b548eb7b2f9f5462cacb5a2c9762174b7af6d2c37d5f4e593a9b8
-SIZE (maxmind-mod_maxminddb-1.2.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 26005
+TIMESTAMP = 1767793202
+SHA256 (maxmind-mod_maxminddb-1.3.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 337f2cd556a3ef1eb9bc9b23e3d119444415939cf4d0ec6ae18311bbfd3f0d58
+SIZE (maxmind-mod_maxminddb-1.3.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 27496
diff --git a/www/mod_maxminddb/files/patch-src_Makefile.am b/www/mod_maxminddb/files/patch-src_Makefile.am
index 2c1fd67e675c..8c3466811cbc 100644
--- a/www/mod_maxminddb/files/patch-src_Makefile.am
+++ b/www/mod_maxminddb/files/patch-src_Makefile.am
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
---- src/Makefile.am.orig	2016-10-19 20:07:32 UTC
-+++ src/Makefile.am
-@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+--- src/Makefile.am.orig	2026-01-07 15:00:22.589270000 +0100
++++ src/Makefile.am	2026-01-07 15:02:24.650819000 +0100
+@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ WC=-Wc,"$(CFLAGS)"
  AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
  WC=-Wc,"$(CFLAGS)"
 +WL=-Wl,"$(LDFLAGS)"
  
  #   the default target
  all: module
  
  #   compile the DSO file
  module: mod_maxminddb.c $(TARGET)
 -	$(APXS) -c $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBMAXMINDDB_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(WC) $(APXS_LDFLAGS) mod_maxminddb.c
 +	$(APXS) -c $(WL) $(LIBMAXMINDDB_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS) $(WC) $(APXS_LDFLAGS) mod_maxminddb.c
  
  install-exec-local: module
 -	$(APXS) -i -a -n maxminddb .libs/mod_maxminddb.so
-+	$(APXS) -S LIBEXECDIR=%%LIBEXECDEST%% -i -a -n maxminddb mod_maxminddb.la ### maxminddb .libs/mod_maxminddb.so
++	$(APXS) -S LIBEXECDIR=%%LIBEXECDEST%% -i -n maxminddb mod_maxminddb.la
  
  CLEANFILES=         *.la *.lo *.o *.so *.slo .libs/*
  
diff --git a/www/mod_maxminddb/pkg-message b/www/mod_maxminddb/pkg-message
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6777643574f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/mod_maxminddb/pkg-message
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[
+{ type: install
+  message: <<EOM
+To enable mod_maxminddb in Apache, add the following line to your Apache configuration:
+
+  LoadModule maxminddb_module libexec/apache24/mod_maxminddb.so
+
+A common way on FreeBSD is to create a separate file, for example:
+
+  /usr/local/etc/apache24/modules.d/270_maxminddb.conf
+
+and put the LoadModule line there.
+
+After enabling the module, restart Apache:
+
+  service apache24 restart
+EOM
+}
+]