diff --git a/sysutils/py-packaging/Makefile b/sysutils/py-packaging/Makefile
index c7e7542f062..2857829fb64 100644
--- a/sysutils/py-packaging/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/py-packaging/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 COMMENT=	core utilities for Python packages
 
-MODPY_EGG_VERSION=	22.0
+MODPY_EGG_VERSION=	23.0
 
 DISTNAME=	packaging-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}
 PKGNAME=	py-${DISTNAME}
diff --git a/sysutils/py-packaging/distinfo b/sysutils/py-packaging/distinfo
index afaa0e9bb7c..f5e91417485 100644
--- a/sysutils/py-packaging/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/py-packaging/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (packaging-22.0.tar.gz) = IZjsIL1MAXuPlxfgDwyHFAdvwv2TgWdQq0jixB3iz9M=
-SIZE (packaging-22.0.tar.gz) = 125371
+SHA256 (packaging-23.0.tar.gz) = tq0pf4kH3g+i/hzL0m/a84f19Hxydf7fjM6J+ZRGz5c=
+SIZE (packaging-23.0.tar.gz) = 126241
diff --git a/sysutils/py-packaging/pkg/PLIST b/sysutils/py-packaging/pkg/PLIST
index bca93e0130c..845421d8281 100644
--- a/sysutils/py-packaging/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/sysutils/py-packaging/pkg/PLIST
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-inf
 lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/METADATA
 lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/RECORD
 lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging-${MODPY_EGG_VERSION}.dist-info/WHEEL
-lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/__about__.py
 lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/__init__.py
 ${MODPY_COMMENT}lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/${MODPY_PYCACHE}/
-lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__about__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
-lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__about__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
 lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__init__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}
 lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/${MODPY_PYCACHE}__init__.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}pyc
 lib/python${MODPY_VERSION}/site-packages/packaging/${MODPY_PYCACHE}_elffile.${MODPY_PYC_MAGIC_TAG}${MODPY_PYOEXTENSION}