diff --git a/devel/trompeloeil/Makefile b/devel/trompeloeil/Makefile
index e6ca43e200c2..7cda44d58e6a 100644
--- a/devel/trompeloeil/Makefile
+++ b/devel/trompeloeil/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	trompeloeil
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	44
+DISTVERSION=	45
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Header only C++14 mocking framework
 WWW=		https://github.com/rollbear/trompeloeil
 
 LICENSE=	BSL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/catch2/catch.hpp:devel/catch \
 		criterion>0:devel/criterion
 
-USES=		cmake:testing # unclear how to run tests, see https://github.com/rollbear/trompeloeil/issues/287
+USES=		cmake:testing
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	rollbear
 
+CMAKE_TESTING_TARGET=	self_test thread_terror custom_recursive_mutex # see the README
+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 post-install:
 	@cd ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR} && \
 		${RM} LICENSE_1_0.txt && \
 		${MV} docs/* . && \
 		${RMDIR} docs
 
+post-test: # run tests
+.for exe in ${CMAKE_TESTING_TARGET}
+	${ECHO} "==> Running tests executable ${exe}"
+	@cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && test/${exe}
+.endfor
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/trompeloeil/distinfo b/devel/trompeloeil/distinfo
index a3966012adf0..41bce4689275 100644
--- a/devel/trompeloeil/distinfo
+++ b/devel/trompeloeil/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1687077810
-SHA256 (rollbear-trompeloeil-v44_GH0.tar.gz) = 004877db6ba22f24c7867e112e081eeb68858122f55ebe7c7dd9d8d9e3b46c88
-SIZE (rollbear-trompeloeil-v44_GH0.tar.gz) = 307572
+TIMESTAMP = 1690004321
+SHA256 (rollbear-trompeloeil-v45_GH0.tar.gz) = 124b0aa45d84415193719376b6557fc1f1180cbfebf4dc4f7ca247cb404d6bd8
+SIZE (rollbear-trompeloeil-v45_GH0.tar.gz) = 308207
diff --git a/devel/trompeloeil/pkg-plist b/devel/trompeloeil/pkg-plist
index e3a298cb3b07..53f124d4a9d1 100644
--- a/devel/trompeloeil/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/trompeloeil/pkg-plist
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 include/boost/trompeloeil.hpp
+include/cantata/trompeloeil.hpp
 include/catch2/trompeloeil.hpp
 include/criterion/trompeloeil.hpp
 include/crpcut/trompeloeil.hpp
 include/cxxtest/trompeloeil.hpp
 include/doctest/trompeloeil.hpp
 include/gtest/trompeloeil.hpp
 include/trompeloeil.hpp
 lib/cmake/trompeloeil/trompeloeil-config-version.cmake
 lib/cmake/trompeloeil/trompeloeil-config.cmake
 lib/cmake/trompeloeil/trompeloeil-targets.cmake