diff --git a/misc/ecflow/Makefile b/misc/ecflow/Makefile
index a25a21ea56fa..6526980d9b9f 100644
--- a/misc/ecflow/Makefile
+++ b/misc/ecflow/Makefile
@@ -1,41 +1,44 @@
 PORTNAME=	ecflow
-DISTVERSION=	5.15.1
+DISTVERSION=	5.17.0
 CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	https://confluence.ecmwf.int/download/attachments/8650755/
 DISTNAME=	ecFlow-${DISTVERSION}-Source
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Workflow package that enables users to run a large number of programs
 WWW=		https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECFLOW/ecflow+home
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 PY_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}boost-libs>0:devel/boost-python-libs@${PY_FLAVOR}
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash \
 		${PY_DEPENDS}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_program_options.so:devel/boost-libs
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PY_DEPENDS}
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang gl localbase perl5 pkgconfig python qt:6 shebangfix ssl
 USE_QT=		5compat base charts svg tools:build
 USE_GL=		gl opengl
 
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.sh *.in *.py
 
-CMAKE_OFF=	ENABLE_STATIC_BOOST_LIBS ENABLE_TESTS ENABLE_ALL_TESTS
+CMAKE_OFF=	ENABLE_STATIC_BOOST_LIBS \
+		ENABLE_PYTHON \
+		ENABLE_TESTS \
+		ENABLE_ALL_TESTS
 
 CXXFLAGS_armv7=	-fPIC # attempt to work around compilation failure, see https://jira.ecmwf.int/browse/SUP-3688
 CXXFLAGS_i386=	-fPIC # attempt to work around compilation failure, see https://jira.ecmwf.int/browse/SUP-3688
 
 CONFLICTS_BUILD=	python27 # build attempts to find python-2.7 and use it
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 #post-patch:
 #.if ${COMPILER_TYPE} == clang
 #	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|std::binary_function|std::__binary_function|' \
 #		${WRKSRC}/ACore/src/Str.cpp
 #.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/misc/ecflow/distinfo b/misc/ecflow/distinfo
index bc2c349560f6..e0e9b00aa0d7 100644
--- a/misc/ecflow/distinfo
+++ b/misc/ecflow/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1764960621
-SHA256 (ecFlow-5.15.1-Source.tar.gz) = e46293c32545c0182a1989ba5dbe667d32042f592d5bb20d0117c37f08ae2403
-SIZE (ecFlow-5.15.1-Source.tar.gz) = 17089545
+TIMESTAMP = 1780555704
+SHA256 (ecFlow-5.17.0-Source.tar.gz) = 01223d93cc31d976fd955c37a03d4a145cfd27a81db86b5b94878275e94e4ec5
+SIZE (ecFlow-5.17.0-Source.tar.gz) = 17190270
diff --git a/misc/ecflow/pkg-plist b/misc/ecflow/pkg-plist
index 7c9e1cc4ac56..26a3975eb432 100644
--- a/misc/ecflow/pkg-plist
+++ b/misc/ecflow/pkg-plist
@@ -1,48 +1,44 @@
 bin/ecflow_client
 bin/ecflow_fuse.py
 bin/ecflow_http
 bin/ecflow_logserver.sh
 bin/ecflow_logsvr.pl
 bin/ecflow_server
 bin/ecflow_standalone
 bin/ecflow_start.sh
 bin/ecflow_stop.sh
 bin/ecflow_udp
 bin/ecflow_udp_client
 bin/ecflow_ui
 bin/ecflow_ui.x
 lib/cmake/ecflow/ecflow-config-version.cmake
 lib/cmake/ecflow/ecflow-config.cmake
 lib/cmake/ecflow/ecflow-targets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/ecflow/ecflow-targets.cmake
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/ecflow/__init__.py
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/ecflow/ecf.py
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/ecflow/ecflow.so
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/ecflow/sms2ecf.py
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%_test_ui.sh
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%_ui_create_jira_issue.sh
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%_ui_node_state_diag.sh
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%_ui_test.def
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%_ui_test_server_scripts.tar.gz
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%_ui_test_session_template.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%_ui_transfer_file.sh
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_attribute_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_gui.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_gui_server.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_highlighter.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_icon_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_menu_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_menus.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_network_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_notification_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_nstate_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_palette.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_panel_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_panels.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_query_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_server_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_sstate_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/%%ETCDIR%%view_view_conf.json
 %%DATADIR%%/etc/shortcuts.txt
 %%DATADIR%%/etc/sounds/tone.ogg
 %%DATADIR%%/etc/viewer.qss