diff --git a/devel/py-babel/Makefile b/devel/py-babel/Makefile
index 41b47d523556..caf19e7e5589 100644
--- a/devel/py-babel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-babel/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	Babel
-PORTVERSION=	2.11.0
+PORTVERSION=	2.12.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications
 WWW=		https://babel.pocoo.org/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytz>=2015.7:devel/py-pytz@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		cpe python:3.6+
+USES=		cpe python:3.7+
 CPE_VENDOR=	pocoo
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 PORTDOCS=	docs/*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 do-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for docfile in ${PORTDOCS}
 	${CP} -r ${WRKSRC}/${docfile} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-babel/distinfo b/devel/py-babel/distinfo
index 46b007dea2c1..10178dc47097 100644
--- a/devel/py-babel/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-babel/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1669561125
-SHA256 (Babel-2.11.0.tar.gz) = 5ef4b3226b0180dedded4229651c8b0e1a3a6a2837d45a073272f313e4cf97f6
-SIZE (Babel-2.11.0.tar.gz) = 9346097
+TIMESTAMP = 1678478658
+SHA256 (Babel-2.12.1.tar.gz) = cc2d99999cd01d44420ae725a21c9e3711b3aadc7976d6147f622d8581963455
+SIZE (Babel-2.12.1.tar.gz) = 9906735