diff --git a/devel/py-pyface/Makefile b/devel/py-pyface/Makefile
index 4a813ebc2892..96fad73b48ea 100644
--- a/devel/py-pyface/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pyface/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	pyface
-DISTVERSION=	7.4.4
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	8.0.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	eduardo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Enthought traits-capable windowing framework
 WWW=		https://docs.enthought.com/pyface/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE EPL LGPL21 LGPL3
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 LICENSE_FILE_EPL=	${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE_Eclipse.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL21=	${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE_Nuvola.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL3=	${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE_OOo.txt
 #See file ${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE.txt for files with non BSD3CLAUSE licenses
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}importlib-metadata>=3.6.0:devel/py-importlib-metadata@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}importlib-resources>=1.1.0:devel/py-importlib-resources@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}traits>=6.2:devel/py-traits@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 # Note: The port also supports the wxPython toolkit, but this still has to be
 # tested.
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		QT5
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	QT5
 
 QT5_RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pygments>0:textproc/py-pygments@${PY_FLAVOR}
 QT5_USES=		pyqt:5
-QT5_USE=		PYQT=pyqt5:run,pyqt5:test
+QT5_USE=		PYQT=pyqt5:run
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-pyface/distinfo b/devel/py-pyface/distinfo
index bba0ad5bda71..f97c322be90e 100644
--- a/devel/py-pyface/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-pyface/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1672567475
-SHA256 (pyface-7.4.4.tar.gz) = d05faac45394bd55985906a120cf0012fe7cac2c6634962c0530b6a6350edb22
-SIZE (pyface-7.4.4.tar.gz) = 7765501
+TIMESTAMP = 1685531175
+SHA256 (pyface-8.0.0.tar.gz) = 7e13618347b7a648ed20cdbd4fd1a51648f5010291f35e4e0ff1bf70a720cbf8
+SIZE (pyface-8.0.0.tar.gz) = 7793450