diff --git a/sysutils/govmomi/Makefile b/sysutils/govmomi/Makefile
index b3fcf14f523a..633f8ae6d5b7 100644
--- a/sysutils/govmomi/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/govmomi/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	govmomi
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	0.43.0
+DISTVERSION=	0.45.1
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	alex@i.org.ua
 COMMENT=	Go library for the VMware vSphere API
 WWW=		https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 USES=		go:modules
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/vmware/govmomi
 
 GO_TARGET=	./govc \
 		./vcsim
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/govc \
 		bin/vcsim
 
+TESTING_UNSAFE=	Failing because nested Docker requirements. See \
+		https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/issues/3604
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/govmomi/distinfo b/sysutils/govmomi/distinfo
index b5fbd4959076..6a87bf463d75 100644
--- a/sysutils/govmomi/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/govmomi/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1726806744
-SHA256 (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.43.0/v0.43.0.mod) = 0b0c317db0fe143f50011e34929bded573065c1acf3533f6cad3c0ad626110a5
-SIZE (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.43.0/v0.43.0.mod) = 753
-SHA256 (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.43.0/v0.43.0.zip) = 48726dff44284fad1cfb21427634477bf873a023ea90d94502a91b3fbe92675f
-SIZE (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.43.0/v0.43.0.zip) = 3605666
+TIMESTAMP = 1729741581
+SHA256 (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.45.1/v0.45.1.mod) = 03449fdfa954c48855dd5376d1c47b146dbc277ecb9bd2a0fb22337064553bab
+SIZE (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.45.1/v0.45.1.mod) = 753
+SHA256 (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.45.1/v0.45.1.zip) = 71402801fcec91a9beb9c372e271158a7317372e16e4d23ad975ceb847c8e52c
+SIZE (go/sysutils_govmomi/govmomi-v0.45.1/v0.45.1.zip) = 3646894