diff --git a/print/py-uharfbuzz/Makefile b/print/py-uharfbuzz/Makefile
index 79ebe3350071..c63089ebf971 100644
--- a/print/py-uharfbuzz/Makefile
+++ b/print/py-uharfbuzz/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 PORTNAME=	uharfbuzz
-PORTVERSION=	0.53.7
+PORTVERSION=	0.55.0
 CATEGORIES=	print python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Streamlined Cython bindings for the harfbuzz shaping engine
 WWW=		https://github.com/harfbuzz/uharfbuzz
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pkgconfig>=0:devel/py-pkgconfig@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	harfbuzz>=14.2.1:print/harfbuzz \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pkgconfig>=0:devel/py-pkgconfig@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=36.4:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=2.1:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libharfbuzz.so:print/harfbuzz
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent cython pep517
 
 MAKE_ENV=	CYTHON_ANNOTATE=0 \
 		CYTHON_LINETRACE=0 \
 		USE_SYSTEM_LIBS=1
 
 post-patch:
 # Clean up bundled libraries
 	@${RM} -r ${WRKSRC}/harfbuzz/
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/print/py-uharfbuzz/distinfo b/print/py-uharfbuzz/distinfo
index dc188db4c524..ac5502b69325 100644
--- a/print/py-uharfbuzz/distinfo
+++ b/print/py-uharfbuzz/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1777252778
-SHA256 (uharfbuzz-0.53.7.tar.gz) = c13cfe32accd4dc5b7e5d1c3c7bd5f04ba77be186ffd249ab1ba82a0b25b70bc
-SIZE (uharfbuzz-0.53.7.tar.gz) = 1869099
+TIMESTAMP = 1780751966
+SHA256 (uharfbuzz-0.55.0.tar.gz) = a29bda4c147c35240a71051315423b1933b46eac558a72f55d9ffdc1f2bbb69f
+SIZE (uharfbuzz-0.55.0.tar.gz) = 2012220