diff --git a/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/Makefile b/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/Makefile
index 86a584f0d83d..734cfdeeb2c6 100644
--- a/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/Makefile
+++ b/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	djangorestframework
-PORTVERSION=	3.15.2
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTVERSION=	3.16.0
 CATEGORIES=	www python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dj50-
@@ -15,10 +14,12 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 DEPRECATED=	Extended support of Django 5.0 ends April 2025, upgrade to the Django 5.1+ version of this port. See https://www.djangoproject.com/download/
 EXPIRATION_DATE=2025-05-31
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}django50>=3.0:www/py-django50@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.10+
-USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}*${PORTNAME}
 
diff --git a/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/distinfo b/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/distinfo
index fffbdb4562ac..c336e0e97c68 100644
--- a/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/distinfo
+++ b/www/py-dj50-djangorestframework/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1719292736
-SHA256 (djangorestframework-3.15.2.tar.gz) = 36fe88cd2d6c6bec23dca9804bab2ba5517a8bb9d8f47ebc68981b56840107ad
-SIZE (djangorestframework-3.15.2.tar.gz) = 1067420
+TIMESTAMP = 1744359953
+SHA256 (djangorestframework-3.16.0.tar.gz) = f022ff46613584de994c0c6a4aebbace5fd700555fbe9d33b865ebf173eba6c9
+SIZE (djangorestframework-3.16.0.tar.gz) = 1068408