diff --git a/math/octave-forge-velas/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-velas/Makefile
index 81470fe53989e..9de668ef8448e 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-velas/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-velas/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	octave-forge-velas
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.0.5
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	1.0.6
 CATEGORIES=	math
 
 MAINTAINER=	stephen@FreeBSD.org
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ GH_ACCOUNT=	ranzhengcode
 GH_PROJECT=	VELAS
 
 OCTAVE_SRC=	${GH_PROJECT}-${DISTVERSION}
+WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${OCTAVE_SRC}
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-velas/distinfo b/math/octave-forge-velas/distinfo
index 555ea0470ec4a..e90732ed5c180 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-velas/distinfo
+++ b/math/octave-forge-velas/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1682105901
-SHA256 (octave-forge/ranzhengcode-VELAS-v1.0.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 74a6e66fe77c6d618315a6f4466026d48c8d70c3131a6d5d442dad4137759d07
-SIZE (octave-forge/ranzhengcode-VELAS-v1.0.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 4026033
+TIMESTAMP = 1693952678
+SHA256 (octave-forge/ranzhengcode-VELAS-v1.0.6_GH0.tar.gz) = f9ffe416518188bda27b2b31f86eb47f4c90327bdaab0fe7578a33a4dfa7fa5f
+SIZE (octave-forge/ranzhengcode-VELAS-v1.0.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 3810610
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-velas/files/patch-DESCRIPTION b/math/octave-forge-velas/files/patch-DESCRIPTION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1f03db8cb9d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/octave-forge-velas/files/patch-DESCRIPTION
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- DESCRIPTION.orig	2023-09-05 22:28:31 UTC
++++ DESCRIPTION
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ Name: VELAS
+-Version: 1.0.5
++Version: 1.0.6
+ Date: 2023-04-20
+ Author: Ran Zheng
+ Maintainer: Ran Zheng
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-velas/pkg-descr b/math/octave-forge-velas/pkg-descr
index ccb5356921f6f..f9e0a8918d620 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-velas/pkg-descr
+++ b/math/octave-forge-velas/pkg-descr
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ This is velas.
 
  VELAS is a user-friendly open-source toolbox for the visualization and
 analysis of elastic anisotropy written in GNU Octave that can be used for any
-crystal symmetry. 
+crystal symmetry.