diff --git a/devel/libmcfp/Makefile b/devel/libmcfp/Makefile
index f65779abc8f6..3d96f39bdf41 100644
--- a/devel/libmcfp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libmcfp/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	libmcfp
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.3.5
+DISTVERSION=	1.4.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ header only library to parse command line arguments
 WWW=		https://github.com/mhekkel/libmcfp
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	catch2>0:devel/catch2 \
 		${LOCALBASE}/include/boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp:devel/boost-libs
 
 USES=		cmake:testing localbase
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	mhekkel
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_TESTING
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^.*[0-9]\.[0-9].*
 
-# 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 1
+# tests as of 1.4.2: 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 1
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/libmcfp/distinfo b/devel/libmcfp/distinfo
index c18e64ff6711..b25230d6bc2e 100644
--- a/devel/libmcfp/distinfo
+++ b/devel/libmcfp/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1738122933
-SHA256 (mhekkel-libmcfp-v1.3.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 6995aeb4514710b626dc34b2e8316457cf9243a4601a59c7b101426863c8e45e
-SIZE (mhekkel-libmcfp-v1.3.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 24061
+TIMESTAMP = 1762638327
+SHA256 (mhekkel-libmcfp-v1.4.2_GH0.tar.gz) = dcdf3e81601081b2a9e2f2e1bb1ee2a8545190358d5d9bec9158ad70f5ca355e
+SIZE (mhekkel-libmcfp-v1.4.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 35123
diff --git a/devel/libmcfp/files/patch-test_CMakeLists.txt b/devel/libmcfp/files/patch-test_CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a2d6364fcbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libmcfp/files/patch-test_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- test/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2025-11-08 21:48:08 UTC
++++ test/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
+ # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ # SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ 
+-CPMAddPackage("gh:catchorg/Catch2@3.4.0")
++#CPMAddPackage("gh:catchorg/Catch2@3.4.0")
++find_package(Catch2 3.4.0 REQUIRED)
+ 
+ add_executable(mcfp-unit-test ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/unit-test.cpp)
+ 
diff --git a/devel/libmcfp/pkg-plist b/devel/libmcfp/pkg-plist
index 1c3e31b4dd09..f8de2293a2c9 100644
--- a/devel/libmcfp/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/libmcfp/pkg-plist
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 include/mcfp/detail/charconv.hpp
 include/mcfp/detail/options.hpp
 include/mcfp/error.hpp
 include/mcfp/mcfp.hpp
 include/mcfp/text.hpp
 include/mcfp/utilities.hpp
-lib/cmake/libmcfp/libmcfpConfig.cmake
-lib/cmake/libmcfp/libmcfpConfigVersion.cmake
-lib/cmake/libmcfp/libmcfpTargets.cmake
 lib/cmake/mcfp/mcfpConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/mcfp/mcfpConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/cmake/mcfp/mcfpTargets.cmake