diff --git a/deskutils/qownnotes/Makefile b/deskutils/qownnotes/Makefile
index 3cd9630fd76c..97411c721664 100644
--- a/deskutils/qownnotes/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/qownnotes/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	qownnotes
-DISTVERSION=	26.3.7
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	26.5.16
 CATEGORIES=	deskutils
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/download/v${DISTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	danfe@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	Markdown note taking program with cloud integration
+COMMENT=	Markdown note-taking program with cloud integration
 WWW=		https://www.qownnotes.org/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 USES=		gl pkgconfig tar:xz xorg
 USE_GL=		gl
 USE_XORG=	x11
 
 FLAVORS=	qt6 qt5
 
 .if ${FLAVOR:U} == qt5
 RUN_DEPENDS=	git:devel/git
 USES+=		gmake qmake qt:5
 USE_QT=		buildtools:build linguisttools:build sql-sqlite3:run \
 		concurrent core declarative gui network printsupport \
 		sql svg websockets widgets x11extras xml
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-${FLAVOR}
 .else
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libbotan-3.so:security/botan3 \
 		libgit2.so:devel/libgit2
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_WITH_LIBGIT2 BUILD_WITH_SYSTEM_BOTAN QON_QT6_BUILD
 USES+=		cmake qt:6
 USE_QT=		tools:build base declarative svg websockets
 USE_XORG+=	ice sm xext
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/QON_QM_FILES/s,QOwnNotes,${_QT_RELNAME},' \
 		${WRKSRC}/CMakeLists.txt
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/deskutils/qownnotes/distinfo b/deskutils/qownnotes/distinfo
index df935d41a823..be710d1f1b01 100644
--- a/deskutils/qownnotes/distinfo
+++ b/deskutils/qownnotes/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1773089579
-SHA256 (qownnotes-26.3.7.tar.xz) = 6f0795feb0d16489bb409afd47073270c398b62e6764600296f0200382ac3cfe
-SIZE (qownnotes-26.3.7.tar.xz) = 5704476
+TIMESTAMP = 1779825524
+SHA256 (qownnotes-26.5.16.tar.xz) = 793426f2274d55360741159da8f95c54a3c7004848ff72e7221a970628e2e10c
+SIZE (qownnotes-26.5.16.tar.xz) = 4937548
diff --git a/deskutils/qownnotes/files/patch-libraries_botan_botanwrapper.cpp b/deskutils/qownnotes/files/patch-libraries_botan_botanwrapper.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b2cd7a9401a..000000000000
--- a/deskutils/qownnotes/files/patch-libraries_botan_botanwrapper.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- libraries/botan/botanwrapper.cpp.orig	2026-03-09 20:50:51 UTC
-+++ libraries/botan/botanwrapper.cpp
-@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
- #ifdef USE_SYSTEM_BOTAN
- #include <botan/base64.h>
- #include <botan/cipher_mode.h>
-+#include <botan/exceptn.h>
- #include <botan/hash.h>
- #include <botan/kdf.h>
- #include <botan/pbkdf.h>
diff --git a/deskutils/qownnotes/pkg-descr b/deskutils/qownnotes/pkg-descr
index 6092bf1dd5e7..2e09aacf9a26 100644
--- a/deskutils/qownnotes/pkg-descr
+++ b/deskutils/qownnotes/pkg-descr
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-QOwnNotes is a free, open-source plain text file markdown note taking
+QOwnNotes is a free, open-source plain text file markdown note-taking
 application with Nextcloud or ownCloud integration.