diff --git a/audio/libremidi/Makefile b/audio/libremidi/Makefile
index 1e609df4769e..9353cb715cf6 100644
--- a/audio/libremidi/Makefile
+++ b/audio/libremidi/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	libremidi
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.5.0
+DISTVERSION=	5.0.0
 CATEGORIES=	audio
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ JACK_LIB_DEPENDS=	libjack.so:audio/jack
 
 # This library can also be used as a header-only library
 
+# tests as of 5.0.0: 71% tests passed, 2 tests failed out of 7, see https://github.com/celtera/libremidi/issues/144
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/libremidi/distinfo b/audio/libremidi/distinfo
index 6156b509800e..3cc07fa7ec06 100644
--- a/audio/libremidi/distinfo
+++ b/audio/libremidi/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1709530913
-SHA256 (jcelerier-libremidi-v4.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 2e884a4c826dd87157ee4fab8cd8c7b9dbbc1ddb804cb10ef0852094200724db
-SIZE (jcelerier-libremidi-v4.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 15543105
+TIMESTAMP = 1741840527
+SHA256 (jcelerier-libremidi-v5.0.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 0ad60d31f7e167f27a846ba526abfe2440d9ae262c5a19afd7412e32e860b6fa
+SIZE (jcelerier-libremidi-v5.0.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 15644308
diff --git a/audio/libremidi/pkg-plist b/audio/libremidi/pkg-plist
index 5f30efa6cd30..40c6a471f2ec 100644
--- a/audio/libremidi/pkg-plist
+++ b/audio/libremidi/pkg-plist
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+include/libremidi/api-c.h
 include/libremidi/api.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/alsa_raw.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/alsa_raw/config.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/alsa_raw/error_domain.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/alsa_raw/helpers.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/alsa_raw/midi_in.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/alsa_raw/midi_out.hpp
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ include/libremidi/backends/alsa_seq_ump/helpers.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/alsa_seq_ump/midi_out.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/coremidi.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/coremidi/config.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/coremidi/error_domain.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/coremidi/helpers.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/coremidi/midi_in.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/coremidi/midi_out.hpp
@@ -49,16 +52,27 @@ include/libremidi/backends/emscripten/observer.cpp
 include/libremidi/backends/emscripten/observer.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/jack.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/jack/config.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/jack/error_domain.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/jack/helpers.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/jack/midi_in.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/jack/midi_out.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/jack/observer.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/jack/shared_handler.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/keyboard.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/keyboard/config.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/keyboard/midi_in.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/linux/alsa.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/linux/dylib_loader.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/linux/helpers.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/linux/pipewire.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/linux/udev.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/net/config.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/net/helpers.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/net/midi_in.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/net/midi_out.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/net/observer.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/network.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/network_ump.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/pipewire.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/pipewire/config.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/pipewire/context.hpp
@@ -75,6 +89,7 @@ include/libremidi/backends/winmidi/midi_out.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/winmidi/observer.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/winmm.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/winmm/config.hpp
+include/libremidi/backends/winmm/error_domain.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/winmm/helpers.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/winmm/midi_in.hpp
 include/libremidi/backends/winmm/midi_out.hpp
@@ -91,6 +106,7 @@ include/libremidi/cmidi2.hpp
 include/libremidi/config.hpp
 include/libremidi/configurations.hpp
 include/libremidi/defaults.hpp
+include/libremidi/detail/conversion.hpp
 include/libremidi/detail/memory.hpp
 include/libremidi/detail/midi_api.hpp
 include/libremidi/detail/midi_in.hpp
@@ -100,7 +116,10 @@ include/libremidi/detail/observer.hpp
 include/libremidi/detail/semaphore.hpp
 include/libremidi/detail/ump_stream.hpp
 include/libremidi/error.hpp
+include/libremidi/error_handler.hpp
 include/libremidi/input_configuration.hpp
+include/libremidi/libremidi-c.cpp
+include/libremidi/libremidi-c.h
 include/libremidi/libremidi.cpp
 include/libremidi/libremidi.hpp
 include/libremidi/message.hpp
@@ -109,9 +128,11 @@ include/libremidi/midi_out.cpp
 include/libremidi/observer.cpp
 include/libremidi/observer_configuration.hpp
 include/libremidi/output_configuration.hpp
+include/libremidi/protocols/remote_control.hpp
 include/libremidi/reader.cpp
 include/libremidi/reader.hpp
 include/libremidi/shared_context.hpp
+include/libremidi/system_error2.hpp
 include/libremidi/ump.hpp
 include/libremidi/writer.cpp
 include/libremidi/writer.hpp