diff --git a/sysutils/exfetch/Makefile b/sysutils/exfetch/Makefile
index 24bd02306..5b63e037d 100644
--- a/sysutils/exfetch/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/exfetch/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 COMMENT =	shell-extensible fetching program
 
-DIST_TUPLE +=	codeberg izder456 exfetch 1.6 .
+DIST_TUPLE +=	codeberg izder456 exfetch 1.7 .
 DIST_TUPLE +=	github schovi baked_file_system \
 		f4f658812c5b8b404437d8cf34b72a0eb5fe7701 \
 		lib/baked_file_system
+DIST_TUPLE +=	github KaneRoot pledge.cr \
+		602a6e6f395a6ebb5aeae948ee8595407bae4e73 \
+		lib/pledge
 
 WRKDIST =	${WRKDIR}/exfetch
 
@@ -11,17 +14,17 @@ CATEGORIES =	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER =	izzy Meyer <izder456@disroot.org>
 
-# ISC (exfetch), MIT (baked_file_system)
+# ISC (exfetch), MIT (baked_file_system), ISC (pledge.cr)
 PERMIT_PACKAGE =	Yes
 
 LIB_DEPENDS =		converters/libiconv \
-			devel/boehm-gc devel/libevent2 \
-			devel/pcre2
+			devel/boehm-gc devel/pcre2
 BUILD_DEPENDS =		lang/crystal
 
 COMPILER_LANGS =	c
 
-WANTLIB += c c++abi event_core event_extra gc iconv m pcre2-8
+# uses pledge()
+WANTLIB += c c++abi gc iconv m pcre2-8
 WANTLIB += pthread z
 
 FAKE_FLAGS =	PREFIX=${TRUEPREFIX} \
diff --git a/sysutils/exfetch/distinfo b/sysutils/exfetch/distinfo
index 7c64dee11..435d94929 100644
--- a/sysutils/exfetch/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/exfetch/distinfo
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-SHA256 (izder456-exfetch-1.6.tar.gz) = Sgy9ta4gnPBwjM9/5dI9W5I6wa3Ywii3uSbiYDy32NE=
+SHA256 (KaneRoot-pledge.cr-602a6e6f395a6ebb5aeae948ee8595407bae4e73.tar.gz) = e1pTNXpiGXUAegoHOhXsBJcldHvgzenC8c7/pDvHTP8=
+SHA256 (izder456-exfetch-1.7.tar.gz) = g4jhYJ+Poh17qo7cr3a+MTwpkwDDinW0lx2HMW5D4Ew=
 SHA256 (schovi-baked_file_system-f4f658812c5b8b404437d8cf34b72a0eb5fe7701.tar.gz) = tTPwhaL4SoA31VcKAO5Gj6WSUmMTbAaBgGoCQU6Cj8w=
-SIZE (izder456-exfetch-1.6.tar.gz) = 26888
+SIZE (KaneRoot-pledge.cr-602a6e6f395a6ebb5aeae948ee8595407bae4e73.tar.gz) = 4417
+SIZE (izder456-exfetch-1.7.tar.gz) = 27755
 SIZE (schovi-baked_file_system-f4f658812c5b8b404437d8cf34b72a0eb5fe7701.tar.gz) = 56332