diff --git a/math/ascent/Makefile b/math/ascent/Makefile
index c84c5f860994..707e6facc8d0 100644
--- a/math/ascent/Makefile
+++ b/math/ascent/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	ascent
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	0.7.0
+DISTVERSION=	0.7.1
 CATEGORIES=	math
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-simulation-engine
 
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/AnyarInc/Ascent
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang
+USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++17-lang
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	AnyarInc
 GH_PROJECT=	Ascent
 
-CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_UNIT_TESTS BUILD_EXAMPLES
+CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_TESTING BUILD_EXAMPLES
+CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	BUILD_TESTING # tests fail to configure, see https://github.com/AnyarInc/Ascent/issues/29
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
diff --git a/math/ascent/distinfo b/math/ascent/distinfo
index f3d5b66cc628..c8dddfb051f4 100644
--- a/math/ascent/distinfo
+++ b/math/ascent/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1639413807
-SHA256 (AnyarInc-Ascent-v0.7.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 4e7bf6275bb38459a3a00c355eb5e9815efa056b689877404456c50d6b75f308
-SIZE (AnyarInc-Ascent-v0.7.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 186688
+TIMESTAMP = 1687053512
+SHA256 (AnyarInc-Ascent-v0.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = e8dbee98db3d58f7e52a1c606c8137f0e40d56058d1dc60d5c035635c51182c1
+SIZE (AnyarInc-Ascent-v0.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 191650