diff --git a/devel/py-multiprocess/Makefile b/devel/py-multiprocess/Makefile
index d39e590efeb6..600103e4a860 100644
--- a/devel/py-multiprocess/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-multiprocess/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	multiprocess
-DISTVERSION=	0.70.12.2
+PORTVERSION=	0.70.16
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ WWW=		https://pypi.org/project/multiprocess/
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		python zip
-USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=42:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
+USES=		python
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
diff --git a/devel/py-multiprocess/distinfo b/devel/py-multiprocess/distinfo
index ab24d9c5f4f1..ee59045b5f87 100644
--- a/devel/py-multiprocess/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-multiprocess/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1624222998
-SHA256 (multiprocess-0.70.12.2.zip) = 206bb9b97b73f87fec1ed15a19f8762950256aa84225450abc7150d02855a083
-SIZE (multiprocess-0.70.12.2.zip) = 3308461
+TIMESTAMP = 1708262419
+SHA256 (multiprocess-0.70.16.tar.gz) = 161af703d4652a0e1410be6abccecde4a7ddffd19341be0a7011b94aeb171ac1
+SIZE (multiprocess-0.70.16.tar.gz) = 1772603