diff --git a/science/py-dwave-optimization/Makefile b/science/py-dwave-optimization/Makefile
index 89969dfc7aff..6c9df0b43303 100644
--- a/science/py-dwave-optimization/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-dwave-optimization/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	dwave-optimization
-DISTVERSION=	0.6.6
+DISTVERSION=	0.7.1
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	science python # quantum-computing
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME:S/-/_/}-${DISTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	DWave: Nonlinear models for industrial optimization problems
 WWW=		https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-optimization
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.16:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}meson-python>=0.18.0:devel/meson-python@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.16:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist cython pep517 pytest
 
 post-install:
 	# strip binaries
 	@${STRIP_CMD} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/dwave/optimization/_model${PYTHON_TAG}.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/dwave/optimization/_utilities${PYTHON_TAG}.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/dwave/optimization/libdwave-optimization.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/dwave/optimization/states${PYTHON_TAG}.so \
-		${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/dwave/optimization/symbols${PYTHON_TAG}.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/py-dwave-optimization/distinfo b/science/py-dwave-optimization/distinfo
index 02983f9df619..ffa3fe497467 100644
--- a/science/py-dwave-optimization/distinfo
+++ b/science/py-dwave-optimization/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1759005736
-SHA256 (dwave_optimization-0.6.6.tar.gz) = f50fd9cff71b259487212f88c793348e26ebe785e6c2a50ec2b62486c2060ee4
-SIZE (dwave_optimization-0.6.6.tar.gz) = 341092
+TIMESTAMP = 1781738751
+SHA256 (dwave_optimization-0.7.1.tar.gz) = 70085ae160b7692225392650924f137bc2c74f405d1a45d4e011aa647cb3ec03
+SIZE (dwave_optimization-0.7.1.tar.gz) = 520638
diff --git a/science/py-dwave-optimization/files/patch-pyproject.toml b/science/py-dwave-optimization/files/patch-pyproject.toml
index f967fa9ec1e3..88f08728d115 100644
--- a/science/py-dwave-optimization/files/patch-pyproject.toml
+++ b/science/py-dwave-optimization/files/patch-pyproject.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,30 @@
---- pyproject.toml.orig	2025-09-18 00:07:10 UTC
+--- pyproject.toml.orig	2026-06-18 00:28:25 UTC
 +++ pyproject.toml
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ requires = [
+@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ requires = [
  [build-system]
  requires = [
--    "cython~=3.1.0",
--    "meson-python~=0.18.0",
-+    "cython~=3.1",
-+    "meson-python",
+     # Same as dependency-groups.build, last refreshed April 2026
+-    "cython~=3.2.0",
+-    "meson~=1.11.0",
+-    "meson-python~=0.19.0",
+-    "ninja~=1.13.0",
++    "cython>=3.2.4",
++    "meson>=1.10.2",
++    "meson-python>=0.18.0",
  ]
  build-backend = 'mesonpy'
  
+@@ -59,10 +58,9 @@ build = [
+ ]
+ build = [
+     # Same as build-system.requires, last refreshed April 2026
+-    "cython~=3.2.0",
+-    "meson~=1.11.0",
+-    "meson-python~=0.19.0",
+-    "ninja~=1.13.0",
++    "cython>=3.2.4",
++    "meson>=1.10.2",
++    "meson-python>=0.18.0",
+ ]
+ blas-build = [
+     {include-group = "build"},