diff --git a/devel/py-pytest-mpl/Makefile b/devel/py-pytest-mpl/Makefile
index d90fa597d500..8e18c7ace232 100644
--- a/devel/py-pytest-mpl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pytest-mpl/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	pytest-mpl
-DISTVERSION=	0.17.0
-PORTREVISION=	2
+DISTVERSION=	0.19.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
+DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME:S/-/_/}-${DISTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Pytest plugin to facilitate image comparison for Matplotlib figures
 WWW=		https://github.com/matplotlib/pytest-mpl
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>0:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}Jinja2>0:devel/py-Jinja2@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}matplotlib>0:math/py-matplotlib@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}packaging>0:devel/py-packaging@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pillow>0:graphics/py-pillow@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist pytest # several tests fail, see https://github.com/matplotlib/pytest-mpl/issues/179
+USE_PYTHON=	pep517 autoplist pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-pytest-mpl/distinfo b/devel/py-pytest-mpl/distinfo
index a005ae7f6a23..a6760641d9f1 100644
--- a/devel/py-pytest-mpl/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-pytest-mpl/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1707990416
-SHA256 (pytest-mpl-0.17.0.tar.gz) = fbef05d7e664b4b33452fb698ac188e522791f327de34e7ea37dbdfe9d52cac6
-SIZE (pytest-mpl-0.17.0.tar.gz) = 885613
+TIMESTAMP = 1781235752
+SHA256 (pytest_mpl-0.19.0.tar.gz) = c08e7b51ba4c98eed77ac3f3c6e336ed6163647d9e27ea1d928f79b542178cbe
+SIZE (pytest_mpl-0.19.0.tar.gz) = 881884