diff --git a/graphics/py-gizeh/Makefile b/graphics/py-gizeh/Makefile
index 52cbce34f59c..f86b7f4b5885 100644
--- a/graphics/py-gizeh/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/py-gizeh/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	gizeh
-DISTVERSION=	0.1.11
-PORTREVISION=	6
+DISTVERSION=	0.1.12
 CATEGORIES=	graphics python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simple vector graphics in Python
 WWW=		https://github.com/Zulko/gizeh
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENCE.txt
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=61.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cairocffi>0:graphics/py-cairocffi@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.16:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517 pytest
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
+
+do-test:
+	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} -m pytest tests --ignore=tests/test_samples.py -p no:relaxed
+
+# tests as of 0.1.12: 1 passed
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/py-gizeh/distinfo b/graphics/py-gizeh/distinfo
index d8387c903b72..905faba70d28 100644
--- a/graphics/py-gizeh/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/py-gizeh/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1541326427
-SHA256 (gizeh-0.1.11.tar.gz) = a12422d4d16e8b3dbdf2d51cb6633855c460404ace34c6509db30f7e3d55177b
-SIZE (gizeh-0.1.11.tar.gz) = 17068
+TIMESTAMP = 1780911498
+SHA256 (gizeh-0.1.12.tar.gz) = f028d8a12fcea7b8cd21d0f9e7bcc4f24536c110577bdae44560f4d90176c4cb
+SIZE (gizeh-0.1.12.tar.gz) = 18190
diff --git a/graphics/py-gizeh/files/patch-examples_roses.py b/graphics/py-gizeh/files/patch-examples_roses.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..229a69933063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/py-gizeh/files/patch-examples_roses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-- Fix gcd import for Python 3.9+.
+
+--- examples/roses.py.orig	2026-06-08 09:41:52 UTC
++++ examples/roses.py
+@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_mathematics
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_mathematics
+ """
+ 
+-from fractions import gcd
++from math import gcd
+ 
+ import numpy as np
+ 
diff --git a/graphics/py-gizeh/files/patch-pyproject.toml b/graphics/py-gizeh/files/patch-pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69ce166f08e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/py-gizeh/files/patch-pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-- Exclude examples from being installed as a top-level package.
+
+--- pyproject.toml.orig	2026-06-08 09:40:15 UTC
++++ pyproject.toml
+@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/Zulko/gizeh/issues"
+ Issues = "https://github.com/Zulko/gizeh/issues"
+ 
+ [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+-exclude = ["docs*", "tests*"]
++exclude = ["docs*", "tests*", "examples*"]
+ 
+ [tool.ruff]
+ target-version = "py37"