diff --git a/devel/dconf/Makefile b/devel/dconf/Makefile
index c4c9c94888b2..1456888cd9a2 100644
--- a/devel/dconf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dconf/Makefile
@@ -1,42 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	dconf
-PORTVERSION=	0.40.0
-PORTREVISION=	5
+PORTVERSION=	0.49.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel gnome
 MASTER_SITES=	GNOME
-DISTNAME=	dconf-${PORTVERSION}
 DIST_SUBDIR=	gnome
 
 MAINTAINER=	desktop@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Configuration database system for GNOME
-WWW=		https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/dconf
+WWW=		https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/dconf
 
-LICENSE=	LGPL21
+LICENSE=	LGPL21+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	docbook-xsl>=0:textproc/docbook-xsl \
 		${LOCALBASE}/libdata/pkgconfig/bash-completion.pc:shells/bash-completion
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdbus-1.so:devel/dbus
 
-PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,even
-
-USES=		gettext gnome localbase meson pkgconfig python:build tar:xz vala:build
+USES=		gettext gnome localbase meson pkgconfig python:build \
+		shebangfix tar:xz vala:build
 USE_CSTD=	c99
 USE_GNOME=	glib20 libxslt:build
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 .if ${/usr/bin/ld:L:tA} != /usr/bin/ld.lld
 USE_BINUTILS=	yes
 LDFLAGS+=	-B${LOCALBASE}/bin
 .endif
+SHEBANG_FILES=	tests/test-dconf.py
 BINARY_ALIAS=	python3=${PYTHON_VERSION}
 
-MESON_ARGS=	-Dman=true \
-		-Dgtk_doc=false \
-		-Dvapi=true
-
 TESTING_UNSAFE=	some tests fail
 
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/dconf/db
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/dconf/profile
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/dconf/distinfo b/devel/dconf/distinfo
index b9ae399e100a..8253d536e97b 100644
--- a/devel/dconf/distinfo
+++ b/devel/dconf/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1657827330
-SHA256 (gnome/dconf-0.40.0.tar.xz) = cf7f22a4c9200421d8d3325c5c1b8b93a36843650c9f95d6451e20f0bcb24533
-SIZE (gnome/dconf-0.40.0.tar.xz) = 117764
+TIMESTAMP = 1758011519
+SHA256 (gnome/dconf-0.49.0.tar.xz) = 16a47e49a58156dbb96578e1708325299e4c19eea9be128d5bd12fd0963d6c36
+SIZE (gnome/dconf-0.49.0.tar.xz) = 123832