diff --git a/devel/scons/Makefile b/devel/scons/Makefile
index 1760c3157ec0..7070c057bb27 100644
--- a/devel/scons/Makefile
+++ b/devel/scons/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	scons
-PORTVERSION=	4.4.0
+PORTVERSION=	4.5.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 DISTNAME=	SCons-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Build tool alternative to make
 WWW=		https://scons.org/ \
 		https://github.com/SCons/scons
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/scons/distinfo b/devel/scons/distinfo
index 109c3d3b5ca4..9d8fc257d266 100644
--- a/devel/scons/distinfo
+++ b/devel/scons/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 TIMESTAMP = 1660576591
-SHA256 (SCons-4.4.0.tar.gz) = 7703c4e9d2200b4854a31800c1dbd4587e1fa86e75f58795c740bcfa7eca7eaa
-SIZE (SCons-4.4.0.tar.gz) = 3096859
+SHA256 (SCons-4.5.2.tar.gz) = 813360b2bce476bc9cc12a0f3a22d46ce520796b352557202cb07d3e402f5458
+SIZE (SCons-4.5.2.tar.gz) = 3194717
diff --git a/devel/scons/files/patch-setup.cfg b/devel/scons/files/patch-setup.cfg
index 7242b4ffd724..6322ead05327 100644
--- a/devel/scons/files/patch-setup.cfg
+++ b/devel/scons/files/patch-setup.cfg
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
---- setup.cfg.orig	2021-05-28 17:56:43 UTC
+--- setup.cfg.orig	2023-03-21 16:18:43 UTC
 +++ setup.cfg
-@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ console_scripts = 
- scons.tool.docbook = *.*
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ [metadata]
+-name = SCons
++name = scons
+ license = MIT
+ author = William Deegan
+ author_email = bill@baddogconsulting.com
+@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ console_scripts = 
+ SCons.Tool.docbook = *.*
  
  [options.data_files]
 -. = scons.1
 +share/man/man1 = scons.1
  	scons-time.1
  	sconsign.1