diff --git a/science/py-emmet-core/Makefile b/science/py-emmet-core/Makefile
index 2c0fcbdcfa86..094c176c5912 100644
--- a/science/py-emmet-core/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-emmet-core/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	emmet-core
-DISTVERSION=	0.58.0
+DISTVERSION=	0.58.1
 CATEGORIES=	science python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools_scm>0:devel/py-setuptools_scm@$
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}monty>=2021.3:devel/py-monty@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pybtex>=0.24:textproc/py-pybtex@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pydantic>=1.10.2:devel/py-pydantic@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pymatgen>0:science/py-pymatgen@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}spglib>=2.0.1:science/py-spglib@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}typing-extensions>=3.7<5.0:devel/py-typing-extensions@${PY_FLAVOR}
+#RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pymatgen>=2023.5.8:science/py-pymatgen@${PY_FLAVOR} # break dependency circle: pymatgen -> mp-api -> emmet-core, see https://github.com/materialsproject/api/issues/825
 
 USES=		python pytest
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils autoplist pytest
diff --git a/science/py-emmet-core/distinfo b/science/py-emmet-core/distinfo
index 850e2d6b411d..633e07d73ce2 100644
--- a/science/py-emmet-core/distinfo
+++ b/science/py-emmet-core/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1688401676
-SHA256 (emmet-core-0.58.0.tar.gz) = 81e95966f5c05aa6c04d79cc928432a5cb2d02d9ad7f1137f03395d77dc1c814
-SIZE (emmet-core-0.58.0.tar.gz) = 149279
+TIMESTAMP = 1688493710
+SHA256 (emmet-core-0.58.1.tar.gz) = ec39f8a6f78385c333ace1899e106c4e2048b90cfa95d7d3e94d849893a28647
+SIZE (emmet-core-0.58.1.tar.gz) = 149347