diff --git a/misc/py-lightgbm/Makefile b/misc/py-lightgbm/Makefile
index 86fee54382d9..9739a7f7ed7e 100644
--- a/misc/py-lightgbm/Makefile
+++ b/misc/py-lightgbm/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 PORTNAME=	lightgbm
-DISTVERSION=	4.4.0
+DISTVERSION=	4.6.0
 CATEGORIES=	misc # machine-learning
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Gradient boosting framework that uses tree based learning algorithms
 WWW=		https://lightgbm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	armv6 armv7 i386 # Exception: Cannot install LightGBM in 32-bit Python, please use 64-bit Python instead
 
 PY_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>0:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-learn>=0.22.0:science/py-scikit-learn@${PY_FLAVOR}
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	cmake:devel/cmake-core \
 		gmake:devel/gmake \
 		${PY_DEPENDS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyproject-metadata>0:devel/py-pyproject-metadata@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build-core>0:devel/py-scikit-build-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PY_DEPENDS}
 
 USES=		eigen:3 python
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist
 
 CXXFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/eigen3
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	make=${GMAKE}
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/lightgbm/lib/lib_lightgbm.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/py-lightgbm/distinfo b/misc/py-lightgbm/distinfo
index 3011b515ea52..ea8b51e277c7 100644
--- a/misc/py-lightgbm/distinfo
+++ b/misc/py-lightgbm/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1718515643
-SHA256 (lightgbm-4.4.0.tar.gz) = 9e8a7640911481134e60987d5d1e1cd157f430c3b4b38de8d36fc55c302bc299
-SIZE (lightgbm-4.4.0.tar.gz) = 1702289
+TIMESTAMP = 1775036154
+SHA256 (lightgbm-4.6.0.tar.gz) = cb1c59720eb569389c0ba74d14f52351b573af489f230032a1c9f314f8bab7fe
+SIZE (lightgbm-4.6.0.tar.gz) = 1703705