diff --git a/security/botan2/Makefile b/security/botan2/Makefile
index a223749ba406..c61453e3d579 100644
--- a/security/botan2/Makefile
+++ b/security/botan2/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	botan
-DISTVERSION=	2.11.0
+DISTVERSION=	2.12.1
 CATEGORIES=	security
 MASTER_SITES=	http://botan.randombit.net/releases/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	2
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ BROKEN_armv6=	include/arm_neon.h:28:2: error: "NEON support not enabled"
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_filesystem.so:devel/boost-libs
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gmake python:build shebangfix tar:xz
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gmake shebangfix tar:xz
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-SHEBANG_FILES=	configure.py src/scripts/install.py
+SHEBANG_FILES=	configure.py src/python/botan2.py src/scripts/install.py
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=		yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=	configure.py
@@ -39,10 +39,15 @@ _SHLIBVER=	${DISTVERSION:S/./ /g:[2]}
 PLIST_SUB=	SHLIBVER=${_SHLIBVER}
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DOCS SQLITE3 SSL
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		DOCS PYTHON SQLITE3 SSL
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	SSL
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
+PYTHON_USES=		python
+PYTHON_USES_OFF=	python:build
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_ON=	--with-python-versions=${PYTHON_VER}
+PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--no-install-python-module
+
 SQLITE3_USES=		sqlite
 SQLITE3_CONFIGURE_WITH=	sqlite3
 
@@ -70,6 +75,6 @@ post-patch:
 		${WRKSRC}/src/build-data/cc/clang.txt
 
 post-install:
-	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/botan ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libbotan-2.so.${_SHLIBVER}.${_SHLIBVER}.0
+	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/botan ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libbotan-2.so.${_SHLIBVER}.${_SHLIBVER}.1
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/botan2/distinfo b/security/botan2/distinfo
index 4ea9cbd42bb0..3633a18df3fe 100644
--- a/security/botan2/distinfo
+++ b/security/botan2/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1568364010
-SHA256 (Botan-2.11.0.tar.xz) = f7874da2aeb8c018fd77df40b2137879bf90b66f5589490c991e83fb3e8094be
-SIZE (Botan-2.11.0.tar.xz) = 5765712
+TIMESTAMP = 1574608870
+SHA256 (Botan-2.12.1.tar.xz) = 7e035f142a51fca1359705792627a282456d49749bf62a37a8e48375d41baaa9
+SIZE (Botan-2.12.1.tar.xz) = 5844528
diff --git a/security/botan2/pkg-plist b/security/botan2/pkg-plist
index 586142c92221..5505618a1cc3 100644
--- a/security/botan2/pkg-plist
+++ b/security/botan2/pkg-plist
@@ -316,6 +316,6 @@ include/botan-2/botan/zlib.h
 lib/libbotan-2.a
 lib/libbotan-2.so
 lib/libbotan-2.so.%%SHLIBVER%%
-lib/libbotan-2.so.%%SHLIBVER%%.%%SHLIBVER%%.0
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/botan2.py
+lib/libbotan-2.so.%%SHLIBVER%%.%%SHLIBVER%%.1
+%%PYTHON%%%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/botan2.py
 libdata/pkgconfig/botan-2.pc