diff --git a/x11-toolkits/soqt/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/soqt/Makefile
index 266e2acfc106..f1c3c1812dae 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/soqt/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/soqt/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	SoQt
-PORTVERSION=	1.6.1
-PORTEPOCH=		1
+PORTVERSION=	1.6.3
+PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	x11-toolkits
 # cannot USE_GITHUB: submodules required, distfile built by upstream
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/coin3d/soqt/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libCoin.so:graphics/Coin
 
 USES=		cmake:noninja compiler:c++11-lang dos2unix gl \
-		localbase pathfix pkgconfig qmake:no_env qt:5 xorg
-USE_QT=		buildtools core gui opengl qmake widgets
+		localbase pathfix pkgconfig qmake:no_env qt:6 xorg
+USE_QT=		base
 USE_GL=		gl glu
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xext xi
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${QT_INCDIR}/QtCore -I${QT_INCDIR}
 CXXFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${QT_LIBDIR} -L${LOCALBASE}/lib
-CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DSOQT_USE_QT4=off -DSOQT_USE_QT5=on -DSOQT_USE_QT6=off
+CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DSOQT_USE_QT5=off -DSOQT_USE_QT6=on -DSOQT_VERBOSE="ON"
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=	CPPFLAGS=-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/soqt
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/soqt/distinfo b/x11-toolkits/soqt/distinfo
index 058ffd0779e6..45393f0dadb4 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/soqt/distinfo
+++ b/x11-toolkits/soqt/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1700512870
-SHA256 (soqt-1.6.1-src.tar.gz) = 80289d9bd49ffe709ab85778c952573f43f1c725ea958c6d5969b2e9c77bb3ba
-SIZE (soqt-1.6.1-src.tar.gz) = 1705089
+TIMESTAMP = 1727380162
+SHA256 (soqt-1.6.3-src.tar.gz) = 79342e89290783457c075fb6a60088aad4a48ea072ede06fdf01985075ef46bd
+SIZE (soqt-1.6.3-src.tar.gz) = 7673080
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/soqt/pkg-plist b/x11-toolkits/soqt/pkg-plist
index 49195eb812c1..b77ae8429313 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/soqt/pkg-plist
+++ b/x11-toolkits/soqt/pkg-plist
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ include/Inventor/Qt/viewers/SoQtPlaneViewer.h
 include/Inventor/Qt/viewers/SoQtViewer.h
 include/Inventor/Qt/widgets/SoQtPopupMenu.h
 include/Inventor/Qt/widgets/SoQtThumbWheel.h
-lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.1/soqt-config-version.cmake
-lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.1/soqt-config.cmake
-lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.1/soqt-export-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
-lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.1/soqt-export.cmake
+lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.3/soqt-config-version.cmake
+lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.3/soqt-config.cmake
+lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.3/soqt-export-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
+lib/cmake/SoQt-1.6.3/soqt-export.cmake
 lib/libSoQt.so
-lib/libSoQt.so.20.6.1
+lib/libSoQt.so.20.6.3
 lib/libSoQt.so.20
 libdata/pkgconfig/SoQt.pc
 %%DATADIR%%/materials/artdeco/artdeco.h