diff --git a/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile b/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile
index 2b077eac4c48..60a1cae9390e 100644
--- a/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-simplejson/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	simplejson
-PORTVERSION=	3.6.0
+PORTVERSION=	3.6.3
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ COMMENT=	Simple, fast, extensible JSON encoder/decoder
 # dual-licensed under MIT and Academic Free License version 2.1
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
-USE_PYTHON=	yes
-USE_PYDISTUTILS=yes
-PYDISTUTILS_AUTOPLIST=	yes
+USES=		python
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
diff --git a/devel/py-simplejson/distinfo b/devel/py-simplejson/distinfo
index c76c86fbef7a..192602ec48bd 100644
--- a/devel/py-simplejson/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-simplejson/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (simplejson-3.6.0.tar.gz) = ba61967615aaa3fd08d5f96373e6fa4ee5e0319c4083678825bb4f7572169d38
-SIZE (simplejson-3.6.0.tar.gz) = 70601
+SHA256 (simplejson-3.6.3.tar.gz) = 1e2fe250d0325a6b53ab770376f1729e0bf4883785343bbfab23764419f09d7a
+SIZE (simplejson-3.6.3.tar.gz) = 73802