diff --git a/ports/libsystemd/only-libsystemd.patch b/ports/libsystemd/only-libsystemd.patch
index bcb98ed9f0..a014eb2354 100644
--- a/ports/libsystemd/only-libsystemd.patch
+++ b/ports/libsystemd/only-libsystemd.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
-index 7419e2b..687450e 100644
+index b1a110c..6a7d930 100644
 --- a/meson.build
 +++ b/meson.build
-@@ -1909,12 +1909,11 @@ libsystemd_includes = [basic_includes, include_directories(
+@@ -2074,12 +2074,11 @@ libsystemd_includes = [basic_includes, include_directories(
  includes = [libsystemd_includes, include_directories('src/shared')]
  
  subdir('po')
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ index 7419e2b..687450e 100644
  
  libsystemd = shared_library(
          'systemd',
-@@ -1930,7 +1929,8 @@ libsystemd = shared_library(
+@@ -2095,7 +2094,8 @@ libsystemd = shared_library(
                          threads,
                          userspace],
          link_depends : libsystemd_sym,
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ index 7419e2b..687450e 100644
          install_tag: 'libsystemd',
          install_dir : libdir)
  
-@@ -1963,6 +1963,8 @@ install_libsystemd_static = static_library(
-                         userspace],
-         c_args : libsystemd_c_args + (static_libsystemd_pic ? [] : ['-fno-PIC']))
+@@ -2130,6 +2130,8 @@ else
+         alias_target('libsystemd', libsystemd)
+ endif
  
 +if false
 +
  libudev = shared_library(
          'udev',
          version : libudev_version,
-@@ -1974,7 +1976,8 @@ libudev = shared_library(
+@@ -2141,7 +2143,8 @@ libudev = shared_library(
          dependencies : [threads,
                          userspace],
          link_depends : libudev_sym,
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ index 7419e2b..687450e 100644
          install_tag: 'libudev',
          install_dir : libdir)
  
-@@ -2661,6 +2664,13 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build()
-                 command : [export_dbus_interfaces_py, '@OUTPUT@', dbus_programs])
- endif
+@@ -2905,6 +2908,13 @@ custom_target('installed-unit-files.txt',
+               install_dir : testdata_dir,
+               command : [meson_extract_unit_files, project_build_root])
  
 +endif # false
 +static_libudev='unused'
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ index 7419e2b..687450e 100644
 +want_html=false
 +want_man=false
 +
- ############################################################
+ #####################################################################
  
  alt_time_epoch = run_command('date', '-Is', '-u', '-d', '@@0@'.format(time_epoch),
diff --git a/ports/libsystemd/portfile.cmake b/ports/libsystemd/portfile.cmake
index 0266c5acd1..61546e9fe9 100644
--- a/ports/libsystemd/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libsystemd/portfile.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
   OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
   REPO systemd/systemd
   REF "v${VERSION}"
-  SHA512 51728de604c2169d8643718ac72acb8f70f613cfcca9e9abb7dac519f291fa26a16d48f24cae6897356319096cfe8f4d9377743e7870127374f98d432e0c557c
+  SHA512 10da82ee58d3608c41cb0204fdf0227af965b13b8f3716e4f5dea994c236c08a5e31f09ba0d3774cea20a365e1d959c8c865fdeacc82400da55e94ad800e75ba
   PATCHES
     disable-warning-nonnull.patch
     only-libsystemd.patch
diff --git a/ports/libsystemd/vcpkg.json b/ports/libsystemd/vcpkg.json
index d151c51256..b6b8d97e33 100644
--- a/ports/libsystemd/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/libsystemd/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libsystemd",
-  "version": "255",
-  "port-version": 2,
+  "version": "256.2",
   "description": "Libsystemd",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/systemd/systemd",
   "license": null,
diff --git a/versions/baseline.json b/versions/baseline.json
index 60147b4a96..4a66025b00 100644
--- a/versions/baseline.json
+++ b/versions/baseline.json
@@ -5069,8 +5069,8 @@
       "port-version": 0
     },
     "libsystemd": {
-      "baseline": "255",
-      "port-version": 2
+      "baseline": "256.2",
+      "port-version": 0
     },
     "libtar": {
       "baseline": "1.2.20",
diff --git a/versions/l-/libsystemd.json b/versions/l-/libsystemd.json
index df78d5ee1d..9793aa2299 100644
--- a/versions/l-/libsystemd.json
+++ b/versions/l-/libsystemd.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "9b6ef432aa434e0b1f188e23e6d1309a9050ab0b",
+      "version": "256.2",
+      "port-version": 0
+    },
     {
       "git-tree": "4c173e2a6eaa6e20dae0122c0aee9ab9cfab82df",
       "version": "255",