diff --git a/science/dimod/Makefile b/science/dimod/Makefile
index f8b9c24969e8..b8b5259c281c 100644
--- a/science/dimod/Makefile
+++ b/science/dimod/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	dimod
-DISTVERSION=	0.12.15
+DISTVERSION=	0.12.16
 CATEGORIES=	science python
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	DWave: Shared API for QUBO/Ising samplers
 WWW=		https://github.com/dwavesystems/dimod
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	catch>0:devel/catch
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang pkgconfig
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dwavesystems
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	g++=${CXX} git=true
 
 do-install:
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/dimod/include && \
 		${COPYTREE_SHARE} dimod ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/testscpp && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/dimod/distinfo b/science/dimod/distinfo
index 868f93dff041..08601501d122 100644
--- a/science/dimod/distinfo
+++ b/science/dimod/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1718344626
-SHA256 (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.15_GH0.tar.gz) = a5f9494418b2f65f5c6a01d30168f8967de279a905caed03d15a3bc19dd565f9
-SIZE (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.15_GH0.tar.gz) = 589500
+TIMESTAMP = 1720661698
+SHA256 (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.16_GH0.tar.gz) = f5069bf7bfa37c107ac75eb3b1ca0958ec41f048219a184aad63db9440f30ff5
+SIZE (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.16_GH0.tar.gz) = 590178
diff --git a/science/py-dimod/Makefile b/science/py-dimod/Makefile
index 61644fdfc92d..2d9dc44e9df6 100644
--- a/science/py-dimod/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-dimod/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	dimod
-DISTVERSION=	0.12.15
+DISTVERSION=	0.12.16
 CATEGORIES=	science python
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	DWave: Shared API for QUBO/Ising samplers
 WWW=		https://github.com/dwavesystems/dimod
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cython3>0:lang/cython3@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYNUMPY}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}parameterized>0:devel/py-parameterized@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mypy>0:devel/py-mypy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang python
-USE_PYTHON=	distutils cython autoplist unittest
+USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist unittest
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dwavesystems
 
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 TEST_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/tests
 
 post-install:
 	@${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME} -name "*${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so" | ${XARGS} ${STRIP_CMD}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/py-dimod/distinfo b/science/py-dimod/distinfo
index 5c831cbb0a66..d2821a54bdd0 100644
--- a/science/py-dimod/distinfo
+++ b/science/py-dimod/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1718344683
-SHA256 (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.15_GH0.tar.gz) = a5f9494418b2f65f5c6a01d30168f8967de279a905caed03d15a3bc19dd565f9
-SIZE (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.15_GH0.tar.gz) = 589500
+TIMESTAMP = 1720657890
+SHA256 (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.16_GH0.tar.gz) = f5069bf7bfa37c107ac75eb3b1ca0958ec41f048219a184aad63db9440f30ff5
+SIZE (dwavesystems-dimod-0.12.16_GH0.tar.gz) = 590178