diff --git a/math/m4ri/Makefile b/math/m4ri/Makefile
index e94592e028e4..c46f1f6148db 100644
--- a/math/m4ri/Makefile
+++ b/math/m4ri/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	M4RI
-DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	release-
-DISTVERSION=	20240729
+DISTVERSION=	20260122
 CATEGORIES=	math
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library for fast arithmetic with dense matrices over F2
 WWW=		https://bitbucket.org/malb/m4ri/src/master/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpng.so:graphics/png
+#		libpapi.so:devel/papi	# BROKEN ATM
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	malb
 GH_PROJECT=	${PORTNAME:tl}
 
 USES=		autoreconf libtool:ldflags localbase pathfix pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 .if defined(MAINTAINER_MODE)
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 # Only needed for tests
 USES+=		gmake
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/m4ri/distinfo b/math/m4ri/distinfo
index 428ca3aba1c4..45585ca5630a 100644
--- a/math/m4ri/distinfo
+++ b/math/m4ri/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1735744629
-SHA256 (malb-m4ri-release-20240729_GH0.tar.gz) = f9e5d0f13b34b55feb33babd04ecb59512639fea6e289b977f9b938d8b38fc69
-SIZE (malb-m4ri-release-20240729_GH0.tar.gz) = 178851
+TIMESTAMP = 1774018304
+SHA256 (malb-m4ri-20260122_GH0.tar.gz) = 68196ed43bc2f20f8cf84433ff5d7161bf71011f2f429ce3c70b372740f4d4cf
+SIZE (malb-m4ri-20260122_GH0.tar.gz) = 180456
diff --git a/math/m4ri/files/patch-Makefile.am b/math/m4ri/files/patch-Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ebbb48c327e..000000000000
--- a/math/m4ri/files/patch-Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- Makefile.am.orig	2020-01-25 04:35:59 UTC
-+++ Makefile.am
-@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST=m4ri/Doxyfile
- pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
- pkgconfig_DATA = m4ri.pc
- 
--libm4ri_la_LDFLAGS = -release 0.0.$(RELEASE) -no-undefined
-+libm4ri_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined
- libm4ri_la_LIBADD = $(LIBPNG_LIBADD) $(LIBM)
- 
- SUBDIRS = . tests
diff --git a/math/m4ri/files/patch-configure.ac b/math/m4ri/files/patch-configure.ac
deleted file mode 100644
index 37760f5ddb93..000000000000
--- a/math/m4ri/files/patch-configure.ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- configure.ac.orig	2025-01-26 11:45:07 UTC
-+++ configure.ac
-@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_sse2" != "xno"], [
-    if test "$m4ri_wrapword" = "yes"; then
-       AC_MSG_ERROR([SSE2 cannot be supported when wrapping word in a C++ class.])
-    fi
--   AX_EXT()
-+#   AX_EXT()
- ])
- if test x"$ax_cv_have_sse2_ext" = x"yes"; then
-   M4RI_HAVE_SSE2=1
diff --git a/math/m4ri/files/patch-m4ri.pc.in b/math/m4ri/files/patch-m4ri.pc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eac9e26ea31..000000000000
--- a/math/m4ri/files/patch-m4ri.pc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
---- m4ri.pc.in.orig	2025-01-26 11:44:34 UTC
-+++ m4ri.pc.in
-@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Libs: -L${libdir} -lm4ri @RAW_LIBPNG@ @LIBM@ @LIBPNG_L
- Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
- Requires: @M4RI_USE_PNG_PC@
- Libs: -L${libdir} -lm4ri @RAW_LIBPNG@ @LIBM@ @LIBPNG_LIBADD@
--Cflags: -I${includedir} @SIMD_CFLAGS@ @OPENMP_CFLAGS@ @LIBPNG_CFLAGS@
-+Cflags: -I${includedir} @OPENMP_CFLAGS@ @LIBPNG_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/math/m4ri/pkg-plist b/math/m4ri/pkg-plist
index ac2e46663712..1596be8a700f 100644
--- a/math/m4ri/pkg-plist
+++ b/math/m4ri/pkg-plist
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 include/m4ri/brilliantrussian.h
 include/m4ri/debug_dump.h
 include/m4ri/djb.h
 include/m4ri/echelonform.h
 include/m4ri/graycode.h
 include/m4ri/io.h
 include/m4ri/m4ri.h
 include/m4ri/m4ri_config.h
 include/m4ri/misc.h
 include/m4ri/mmc.h
 include/m4ri/mp.h
 include/m4ri/mzd.h
 include/m4ri/mzp.h
 include/m4ri/parity.h
 include/m4ri/ple.h
 include/m4ri/ple_russian.h
 include/m4ri/ple_russian_template.h
 include/m4ri/solve.h
 include/m4ri/strassen.h
 include/m4ri/triangular.h
 include/m4ri/triangular_russian.h
 include/m4ri/xor.h
 include/m4ri/xor_template.h
 lib/libm4ri.a
 lib/libm4ri.so
-lib/libm4ri.so.0
-lib/libm4ri.so.0.0.0
+lib/libm4ri.so.2
+lib/libm4ri.so.2.0.1
 libdata/pkgconfig/m4ri.pc