diff --git a/converters/simdutf/Makefile b/converters/simdutf/Makefile
index 985f5e54660f..9ce339e73b96 100644
--- a/converters/simdutf/Makefile
+++ b/converters/simdutf/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 PORTNAME=	simdutf
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	5.6.0
+DISTVERSION=	5.6.1
 CATEGORIES=	converters textproc
 
 MAINTAINER=	fuz@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Unicode validation and transcoding with SIMD
 WWW=		https://simdutf.github.io/simdutf/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20 MIT
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 LICENSE_FILE_APACHE20=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-APACHE
 LICENSE_FILE_MIT=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-MIT
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++17-lang pathfix python:build,test
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	SIMDUTF_TESTS
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_OFF=	SIMDUTF_TESTS
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	ICONV TOOLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	ICONV TOOLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 TOOLS_DESC=		Build tools
 
 ICONV_USES=	iconv
 ICONV_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_ICONV
 
 TOOLS_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_TOOLS
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/simdutf/distinfo b/converters/simdutf/distinfo
index 007b1fa6b422..95ebcfbd138f 100644
--- a/converters/simdutf/distinfo
+++ b/converters/simdutf/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1728666916
-SHA256 (simdutf-simdutf-v5.6.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 98cc5761b638642b018a628b1609f1b2df489b555836fa88706055bb56a4d6fe
-SIZE (simdutf-simdutf-v5.6.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 2003297
+TIMESTAMP = 1731486961
+SHA256 (simdutf-simdutf-v5.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 660bddffbc96a819b6a79ed95a8386bc71ae3950ee34155a5e4a0f2ef01eb04f
+SIZE (simdutf-simdutf-v5.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 2005637