diff --git a/graphics/py-h3/Makefile b/graphics/py-h3/Makefile
index 46ed36c36fbb..6b86f3885776 100644
--- a/graphics/py-h3/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/py-h3/Makefile
@@ -1,42 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	h3
-PORTVERSION=	3.7.7
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTVERSION=	4.4.2
 CATEGORIES=	graphics python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Python binding of H3 library
 WWW=		https://uber.github.io/h3-py/ \
 		https://github.com/uber/h3-py
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	h3>=3.7.2:graphics/h3 \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build>=0:devel/py-scikit-build@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	h3>=4.4.1:graphics/h3 \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scikit-build-core>=0:devel/py-scikit-build-core@${PY_FLAVOR}
+#		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR}
+#		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libh3.so:graphics/h3
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy1>=0:math/py-numpy1@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		cmake:indirect localbase:ldflags ninja:build python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent cython pep517 pytest
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/h3
 TEST_ENV=	PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} ${PYTHON_CMD}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	NUMPY
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=NUMPY
 NUMPY_DESC=	NumPy support
 
 NUMPY_RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy1>=0:math/py-numpy1@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 post-patch:
 # Clean up bundled libraries
 	@${RM} -r ${WRKSRC}/src/h3lib/
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/py-h3/distinfo b/graphics/py-h3/distinfo
index 9d2271b731bb..145ead92a82e 100644
--- a/graphics/py-h3/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/py-h3/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1710712506
-SHA256 (h3-3.7.7.tar.gz) = 33d141c3cef0725a881771fd8cb80c06a0db84a6e4ca5c647ce095ae07c61e94
-SIZE (h3-3.7.7.tar.gz) = 192246
+TIMESTAMP = 1777252544
+SHA256 (h3-4.4.2.tar.gz) = b25ab9f339e40b10dcb5e2e6988d07672e780a4950d79c25380d308cdf14f82f
+SIZE (h3-4.4.2.tar.gz) = 171891
diff --git a/graphics/py-h3/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/graphics/py-h3/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
index 232444f5b742..33ecd460b966 100644
--- a/graphics/py-h3/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/graphics/py-h3/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2022-11-24 19:38:22 UTC
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2022-11-09 12:37:21 UTC
 +++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -6,28 +6,6 @@ set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
- # Always make a release build
- set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
+@@ -11,35 +11,6 @@ find_package(
+   COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module
+   REQUIRED)
  
 -# Avoid building tooling we won't need for release
 -# See all options with `cmake -LA` in an `h3/build` directory,
 -# or at https://h3geo.org/docs/next/core-library/compilation-options/
 -macro(turn_off option_name)
 -    set(${option_name} OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 -endmacro()
 -turn_off(BUILD_ALLOC_TESTS)
 -turn_off(BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
 -turn_off(BUILD_FILTERS)
 -turn_off(BUILD_FUZZERS)
 -turn_off(BUILD_GENERATORS)
 -turn_off(BUILD_TESTING)
 -turn_off(ENABLE_COVERAGE)
 -turn_off(ENABLE_DOCS)
 -turn_off(ENABLE_FORMAT)
 -turn_off(ENABLE_LIBFUZZER)
 -turn_off(ENABLE_LINTING)
 -
 -# Build the core library as static
 -set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
 -add_subdirectory(src/h3lib)
 -
  # Build the rest (other than the core library dependency) as shared
  set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
  add_subdirectory(src/h3)
+-
+-# Include built h3api.h for Cython API
+-install(
+-    FILES
+-        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/h3lib/src/h3lib/include/h3api.h"
+-    DESTINATION
+-        ${SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME}/_cy)
diff --git a/graphics/py-h3/files/patch-pyproject.toml b/graphics/py-h3/files/patch-pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 52147e92455e..000000000000
--- a/graphics/py-h3/files/patch-pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
---- pyproject.toml.orig	2024-03-09 18:55:18 UTC
-+++ pyproject.toml
-@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ requires = [
- requires = [
-     'scikit-build',
-     'cython',
--    'cmake',
- ]