diff --git a/devel/py-pydantic2/Makefile b/devel/py-pydantic2/Makefile
index f61a1cc96a6b..241a69e59030 100644
--- a/devel/py-pydantic2/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pydantic2/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	pydantic
-PORTVERSION=	2.5.3
+PORTVERSION=	2.6.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	2
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Data validation using Python type hints
 WWW=		https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/ \
 		https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}hatch-fancy-pypi-readme>=22.5.0:devel/py-hatch-fancy-pypi-readme@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}hatchling>=0:devel/py-hatchling@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}annotated-types>=0.4.0:devel/py-annotated-types@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pydantic-core>=2.14.6<2.14.6_99:devel/py-pydantic-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pydantic-core>=2.16.2<2.16.2_99:devel/py-pydantic-core@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>=4.6.1:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-pydantic2/distinfo b/devel/py-pydantic2/distinfo
index 44f77ec22b70..ae75264269ff 100644
--- a/devel/py-pydantic2/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-pydantic2/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1703495815
-SHA256 (pydantic-2.5.3.tar.gz) = b3ef57c62535b0941697cce638c08900d87fcb67e29cfa99e8a68f747f393f7a
-SIZE (pydantic-2.5.3.tar.gz) = 651797
+TIMESTAMP = 1708449312
+SHA256 (pydantic-2.6.1.tar.gz) = 4fd5c182a2488dc63e6d32737ff19937888001e2a6d86e94b3f233104a5d1fa9
+SIZE (pydantic-2.6.1.tar.gz) = 679826