diff --git a/devel/wasmtime/Portfile b/devel/wasmtime/Portfile
index f586aef49d286..c859166231cd6 100644
--- a/devel/wasmtime/Portfile
+++ b/devel/wasmtime/Portfile
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ PortSystem          1.0
 PortGroup           cargo   1.0
 PortGroup           github  1.0
 
-github.setup        bytecodealliance wasmtime 27.0.0 v
-# Change github.tarball_from to 'releases' or 'archive' next update
-github.tarball_from tarball
+github.setup        bytecodealliance wasmtime 29.0.1 v
+github.tarball_from releases
+distname            ${name}-v${version}-src
 revision            0
 
 homepage            https://wasmtime.dev
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ license             Apache-2
 maintainers         {gmail.com:herby.gillot @herbygillot} \
                     openmaintainer
 
-fetch.type          git
-
 cargo.offline_cmd
 
-post-extract {
-    system -W ${worksrcpath} "git submodule update --init --recursive"
-}
+checksums           rmd160  acdc2708a18bd6c8f3804f610ce749130570907e \
+                    sha256  404cd69640415e19967a0c5ceb531d95d845f194924d994c8da485e99fee4812 \
+                    size    156664918
 
 destroot {
     xinstall -m 0755 \