diff --git a/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile b/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
index 71b452ccdae1..344ac32442de 100644
--- a/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
+++ b/security/py-securesystemslib/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	securesystemslib
-PORTVERSION=	0.25.0
+PORTVERSION=	0.26.0
 CATEGORIES=	security python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Cryptographic and general-purpose routines
 WWW=		https://github.com/secure-systems-lab/securesystemslib
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}hatchling>0:devel/py-hatchling@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cryptography>=3.3.2:security/py-cryptography@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pynacl>1.2.0:security/py-pynacl@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/gpg:security/gnupg
 
-USES=		python:3.7+ pytest
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
+USES=		python:3.7+ pytest shebangfix
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
+PYTEST_ARGS=	tests
 
-NO_ARCH=	yes
+SHEBANG_FILES=	securesystemslib/settings.py \
+	securesystemslib/schema.py \
+	securesystemslib/_vendor/test-ed25519-upstream.sh \
+	securesystemslib/keys.py \
+	securesystemslib/rsa_keys.py \
+	securesystemslib/hash.py \
+	securesystemslib/formats.py
 
-PYTEST_ARGS=	tests
+NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/py-securesystemslib/distinfo b/security/py-securesystemslib/distinfo
index 1b1f380f942f..fee259303cb9 100644
--- a/security/py-securesystemslib/distinfo
+++ b/security/py-securesystemslib/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1667649773
-SHA256 (securesystemslib-0.25.0.tar.gz) = 10d5a066e70cb87704c9bf2cef1ef6d8a06fab5ef7602dd59c26d06251317a11
-SIZE (securesystemslib-0.25.0.tar.gz) = 178770
+TIMESTAMP = 1675279531
+SHA256 (securesystemslib-0.26.0.tar.gz) = 41c7b25c52dc0bafe774413b5738bbf4431f094e72a091e83d9921901972ae4c
+SIZE (securesystemslib-0.26.0.tar.gz) = 986539