diff --git a/devel/py-traitlets/Makefile b/devel/py-traitlets/Makefile
index 4e7e251d7ffb..2c53b44ef57d 100644
--- a/devel/py-traitlets/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-traitlets/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	traitlets
-PORTVERSION=	5.1.1
+PORTVERSION=	5.2.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -13,11 +13,19 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING.md
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ipython_genutils>0:devel/py-ipython_genutils@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}build>0:devel/py-build@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}installer>0:devel/py-installer@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}hatchling>0:devel/py-hatchling@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
-USES=		python:3.5+
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
+USES=		python:3.7+
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
+do-build:
+	@cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} -m build --wheel --no-isolation --outdir ${WRKDIR}
+
+do-install:
+	@cd ${INSTALL_WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} -m installer ${WRKDIR}/*.whl --destdir ${STAGEDIR}
+
 do-test:
 	@(cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && py.test-${PYTHON_VER} traitlets)
 
diff --git a/devel/py-traitlets/distinfo b/devel/py-traitlets/distinfo
index c5bd9d29fcf6..638ad0b87d9f 100644
--- a/devel/py-traitlets/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-traitlets/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1640401937
-SHA256 (traitlets-5.1.1.tar.gz) = 059f456c5a7c1c82b98c2e8c799f39c9b8128f6d0d46941ee118daace9eb70c7
-SIZE (traitlets-5.1.1.tar.gz) = 130629
+TIMESTAMP = 1665426416
+SHA256 (traitlets-5.2.2.tar.gz) = f72ba7d3b31e7938c122860d70d75a5f0ca34e6f2c7db2c7d2f06d47ae099f27
+SIZE (traitlets-5.2.2.tar.gz) = 136801