diff --git a/textproc/fcitx5/Makefile b/textproc/fcitx5/Makefile
index 88aa7a55eaba..6d5d5b5a4c19 100644
--- a/textproc/fcitx5/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/fcitx5/Makefile
@@ -1,79 +1,80 @@
 PORTNAME=	fcitx5
-DISTVERSION=	5.1.16
+DISTVERSION=	5.1.17
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 MASTER_SITES=	https://download.fcitx-im.org/fcitx5/${PORTNAME}/ \
 		https://download.fcitx-im.org/data/:dict
 DISTFILES=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX} \
 		${SPELL_EN_DICT_TAR}:dict
 DIST_SUBDIR=	${PORTNAME}
 EXTRACT_ONLY=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	khng@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	New implementation of the Fcitx IME framework
 WWW=		https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx5
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21+
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	iso-codes>=0:misc/iso-codes \
+		nlohmann-json>0:devel/nlohmann-json \
 		uthash>=0:devel/uthash
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdbus-1.so:devel/dbus \
 		libexpat.so:textproc/expat2 \
 		libjson-c.so:devel/json-c \
 		libuuid.so:misc/libuuid \
 		libuv.so:devel/libuv \
 		libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon
 RUN_DEPENDS=	iso-codes>=0:misc/iso-codes \
 		xkeyboard-config>=0:x11/xkeyboard-config
 
 # gettext-tools for both build-time hard requirement and Fcitx5 helper shell scripts
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++20-lang gettext-runtime \
 		gettext-tools:build,run gnome kde:5 pkgconfig tar:zst
 
 CXXFLAGS+=	-fexperimental-library
 
 PLIST_SUB=	VER=${DISTVERSION}
 
 CONFLICTS=	zh-fcitx
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		ENCHANT WAYLAND X11
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	ENCHANT WAYLAND X11
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 X11_USES=		xorg
 X11_USE=		XORG=xcb,xkbfile
 X11_BUILD_DEPENDS=	xcb-imdkit>=1.0.3:x11/xcb-imdkit
 X11_LIB_DEPENDS=	libxcb-ewmh.so:x11/xcb-util-wm \
 			libxcb-icccm.so:x11/xcb-util-wm \
 			libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms \
 			libxcb-util.so:x11/xcb-util
 X11_RUN_DEPENDS=	xcb-imdkit>=1.0.3:x11/xcb-imdkit
 X11_CMAKE_BOOL=		ENABLE_X11
 
 WAYLAND_BUILD_DEPENDS=	wayland-protocols>=0:graphics/wayland-protocols \
 			wayland-scanner:graphics/wayland
 WAYLAND_LIB_DEPENDS=	libwayland-client.so:graphics/wayland
 WAYLAND_CMAKE_BOOL=	ENABLE_WAYLAND
 
 ENCHANT_DESC=		Dictionary/spellchecking framework
 ENCHANT_LIB_DEPENDS=	libenchant-2.so:textproc/enchant2
 ENCHANT_CMAKE_BOOL=	ENABLE_ENCHANT
 
 CMAKE_ON=	FCITX5_DOWNLOAD_DISALLOWED SYSTEM_USE_UTHASH
 CMAKE_OFF=	ENABLE_TEST
 MAKE_ENV=	FCITX5_DOWNLOAD_DISALLOWED=TRUE
 
 USE_GNOME=	cairo gdkpixbuf glib20 pango
 USE_KDE=	ecm
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 # These must follow src/modules/spell/CMakeLists.txt
 SPELL_EN_DICT_VER=	20121020
 SPELL_EN_DICT_TAR=	en_dict-${SPELL_EN_DICT_VER}.tar.gz
 
 post-extract:
 	${CP} ${DISTDIR}/${DIST_SUBDIR}/${SPELL_EN_DICT_TAR} ${WRKSRC}/src/modules/spell/
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/fcitx5/distinfo b/textproc/fcitx5/distinfo
index bdf3c72cf8b6..bff9b5e68b3d 100644
--- a/textproc/fcitx5/distinfo
+++ b/textproc/fcitx5/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1762029242
-SHA256 (fcitx5/fcitx5-5.1.16.tar.zst) = b3444d9a484c845a2bf9234b0658ae128fafb5e212fcc8593b26caca317dda22
-SIZE (fcitx5/fcitx5-5.1.16.tar.zst) = 7753647
+TIMESTAMP = 1766700128
+SHA256 (fcitx5/fcitx5-5.1.17.tar.zst) = ea873864e94fdf0b7692904f4ee6e9e5a0fb501d316b48245b819747e89b0232
+SIZE (fcitx5/fcitx5-5.1.17.tar.zst) = 7770675
 SHA256 (fcitx5/en_dict-20121020.tar.gz) = c44a5d7847925eea9e4d2d04748d442cd28dd9299a0b572ef7d91eac4f5a6ceb
 SIZE (fcitx5/en_dict-20121020.tar.gz) = 630491