diff --git a/util/crypt/botan/actions.py b/util/crypt/botan/actions.py
index 53f679a233..53caa6781f 100644
--- a/util/crypt/botan/actions.py
+++ b/util/crypt/botan/actions.py
@@ -2,36 +2,30 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3.
-# See the file http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
+# See the file https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
 
-from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
-from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
-from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
-from pisi.actionsapi import pythonmodules
-from pisi.actionsapi import get
+from pisi.actionsapi import pythonmodules, mesontools, pisitools
+
+i = ''.join([
+    ' --prefix=/usr',
+    ' --with-{boost,bzip2,lzma,sqlite3,zlib}',
+    ' --with-python-versions=3.12',
+    ' --with-os-feature=getrandom',
+    ' --disable-static-library',
+    ' --build-tool=ninja',
+    ' ',
+    ])
 
 def setup():
-    shelltools.makedirs("build")
-    shelltools.cd("build")
+    pythonmodules.run("configure.py %s" % i, pyVer = "3")
 
-    shelltools.system("../configure.py --prefix=/usr \
-        --with-bzip \
-        --with-lzma \
-        --with-zlib \
-        --with-boost \
-        --with-sqlite3 \
-        --with-os-feature=getrandom")
-    
 def build():
-    shelltools.cd("build")
-    autotools.make()
+    mesontools.build("-C .")
 
 def check():
-    shelltools.cd("build")
-    autotools.make("check")
-    #pass
+    mesontools.build("-C . check")
 
 def install():
-    shelltools.cd("build")
-    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
-    #pisitools.dodoc("COPYING*", "README")
+    mesontools.install("-C .")
+
+    pisitools.dodoc("license.txt", "doc/authors.txt", "doc/credits.rst")
diff --git a/util/crypt/botan/pspec.xml b/util/crypt/botan/pspec.xml
index 8019d4c338..666cd09619 100644
--- a/util/crypt/botan/pspec.xml
+++ b/util/crypt/botan/pspec.xml
@@ -8,58 +8,63 @@
             <Name>Kamil Atlı</Name>
             <Email>suvari@pisilinux.org</Email>
         </Packager>
-        <License>BSD</License>
+        <License>BSD-2-Clause</License>
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Icon>botan</Icon>
-        <Summary>Cryptography Toolkit</Summary>
-        <Description>Crypto library written in C++</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="4f9383395360898d7a29ed2c1b42e81e52704aa4" type="tarxz">https://botan.randombit.net/releases/Botan-3.2.0.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Summary>A C++ cryptography library.</Summary>
+        <Description>Crypto and TLS for Modern C++.</Description>
+        <Archive sha1sum="e920c3531fa2daf7348e1a668bfdc0f446e10c8b" type="tarxz">
+            https://botan.randombit.net/releases/Botan-3.6.1.tar.xz
+        </Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>bzip2</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>ninja</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>docutils</Dependency>
             <Dependency>xz-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>boost-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>sqlite-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
-        <!--Patches>
-            <Patch></Patch>
-        </Patches-->
+        <Patches>
+            <!-- <Patch level="1"></Patch> -->
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
         <Name>botan</Name>
-        <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency>xz</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>zlib</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>bzip2</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>boost</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>libgcc</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>sqlite</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
-        </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin</Path>
-            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/doc</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3*/site-packages</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libbotan*</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
     <Package>
         <Name>botan-devel</Name>
-        <Summary>Development files for botan</Summary>
+        <PartOf>runtime.header</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
+            <Dependency>xz-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>boost-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>sqlite-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency release="current">botan</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/pkgconfig</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/lib/cmake</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/lib/pkgconfig</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="3">
+            <Date>2025-01-30</Date>
+            <Version>3.6.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="2">
             <Date>2023-11-01</Date>
             <Version>3.2.0</Version>