diff --git a/ports/xed/portfile.cmake b/ports/xed/portfile.cmake
index 7dd5f59d..77c7e16d 100644
--- a/ports/xed/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/xed/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 vcpkg_from_github(
     OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
     REPO intelxed/xed
-    REF v2023.04.16
-    SHA512 fbba729427debe4c670af502a2e58f2e388d44216aa001333dcc3a5703346b7da475bf9027fb1c17f5404dc9ef687e40168387749f87cacbdd80460ba6e13cd9
+    REF v2023.12.19
+    SHA512 a19865fac9d287b8599bd6b990a8faa1b2f39b4f0057b9d8828e1b8c200013e6794a8f3e7bf3592d59277c4c4f7c2a85aa7e9e62ff3546e43bd1855aa8678bf4
     HEAD_REF main
 )
 
+# Use latest commit from when xed is last released
 vcpkg_from_github(
     OUT_SOURCE_PATH MBUILD_SOURCE_PATH
     REPO intelxed/mbuild
-    REF v2022.07.28
-    SHA512 3f7b4337a101f9c31735184aa81f521c18ddb571f8d8504cfab09733b8cd01ff0c3a286bfec0e09d0527d9e1ad518ff7444bf2eb29e068587da72320bd6ffe3a
+    REF c07bd90b71c608c615a7fa643d373f11ba355a24
+    SHA512 753dcbf1546733ff621ca87244622cae0294ae535476b1fcd334cff35d1d61004b6d5d1508c7c1e9594a34d1333d183fd90fdd2a2cdb7309b67e4a49c5d3e278
     HEAD_REF main
     PATCHES
         # For arm cross compilation
         0001-mbuild-remove-m64.patch
 )
 
-# Xed has its own compiler detection, and will readily guess wrong.
-# Help it out by finding the correct compiler
+# Xed has its own compiler detection, and will easily guess wrong.
+# Help it out by finding the correct compiler, linker, archiver
 z_vcpkg_get_cmake_vars(cmake_vars_file)
 include("${cmake_vars_file}")
 message(STATUS "Detected CXX compiler: ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}")
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ message(STATUS "Detected C compiler: ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
 
 # Copy mbuild sources.
 message(STATUS "Copying mbuild to parallel source directory...")
-file(COPY ${MBUILD_SOURCE_PATH}/ DESTINATION ${SOURCE_PATH}/../mbuild)
+file(COPY "${MBUILD_SOURCE_PATH}/" DESTINATION "${SOURCE_PATH}/../mbuild")
 message(STATUS "Copied mbuild")
 
 set(EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "")
@@ -52,15 +53,29 @@ set(DEBUG_TRIPLET ${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg)
 # Build
 vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PYTHON3)
 if (NOT VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL release)
-
-  # Not entirely sure if we actually repeat any of the build work if we do
-  # separate build and install phases, so just combine them for now
+  # Not sure if separate build and install phases repeat any of the build work,
+  # so just combine them for now
   message(STATUS "Building and installing ${RELEASE_TRIPLET}")
-  file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${RELEASE_TRIPLET})
-  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${RELEASE_TRIPLET})
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${RELEASE_TRIPLET}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${RELEASE_TRIPLET}")
   vcpkg_execute_required_process(
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON3} ${SOURCE_PATH}/mfile.py install --no-werror "--cc=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_COMPILER}" "--cxx=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" --${LINK_TYPE} --install-dir ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR} --build-dir "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${RELEASE_TRIPLET}" -j ${VCPKG_CONCURRENCY} "--extra-ccflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${EXTRA_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}" "--extra-cxxflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}" "--extra-linkflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}" --verbose=9
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    COMMAND "${PYTHON3}" "${SOURCE_PATH}/mfile.py" install
+      --install-dir "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}"
+      --build-dir "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${RELEASE_TRIPLET}"
+      "--extra-ccflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${EXTRA_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}"
+      "--extra-cxxflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} ${EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}"
+      "--extra-linkflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}"
+      # All other options should be the same for release
+      "--cc=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
+      "--cxx=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
+      "--linker=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER}"
+      "--ar=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_AR}"
+      "--as=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_AS}"
+      --${LINK_TYPE}
+      -j ${VCPKG_CONCURRENCY}
+      --verbose=9
+      --no-werror
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_PATH}"
     LOGNAME python-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-build-install-rel
   )
 
@@ -74,15 +89,30 @@ if (NOT VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL release)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL debug)
-
-  # Not entirely sure if we actually repeat any of the build work if we do
-  # separate build and install phases, so just combine them for now
+  # Not sure if separate build and install phases repeat any of the build work,
+  # so just combine them for now
   message(STATUS "Building and installing ${DEBUG_TRIPLET}")
-  file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${DEBUG_TRIPLET})
-  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${DEBUG_TRIPLET})
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${DEBUG_TRIPLET}")
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${DEBUG_TRIPLET}")
   vcpkg_execute_required_process(
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON3} ${SOURCE_PATH}/mfile.py install --no-werror "--cc=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_COMPILER}" "--cxx=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" --debug --${LINK_TYPE} --install-dir ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug --build-dir "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${DEBUG_TRIPLET}" -j ${VCPKG_CONCURRENCY} "--extra-ccflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${EXTRA_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}" "--extra-cxxflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}" "--extra-linkflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG}" --verbose=9
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    COMMAND "${PYTHON3}" "${SOURCE_PATH}/mfile.py" install
+      --debug
+      --install-dir "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug"
+      --build-dir "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${DEBUG_TRIPLET}"
+      "--extra-ccflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${EXTRA_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}"
+      "--extra-cxxflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} ${EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}"
+      "--extra-linkflags=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG}"
+      # All other options should be the same for release
+      "--cc=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
+      "--cxx=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
+      "--linker=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_LINKER}"
+      "--ar=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_AR}"
+      "--as=${VCPKG_DETECTED_CMAKE_AS}"
+      --${LINK_TYPE}
+      -j ${VCPKG_CONCURRENCY}
+      --no-werror
+      --verbose=9
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${SOURCE_PATH}"
     LOGNAME python-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-build-install-dbg
   )
 
@@ -96,7 +126,7 @@ if (NOT VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL debug)
                       )
 endif()
 
-file(INSTALL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/XEDConfig.cmake DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
-file(INSTALL ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT})
-file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
-file(INSTALL ${MBUILD_SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME mbuild.copyright)
+file(INSTALL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/XEDConfig.cmake" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}")
+file(INSTALL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}")
+file(INSTALL "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}" RENAME copyright)
+file(INSTALL "${MBUILD_SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}" RENAME mbuild.copyright)
diff --git a/ports/xed/vcpkg.json b/ports/xed/vcpkg.json
index f35666c1..cc31dd77 100644
--- a/ports/xed/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/xed/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "xed",
-  "version-date": "2023-04-16",
+  "version-date": "2023-12-19",
   "description": "x86 encoder decoder",
   "homepage": "https://intelxed.github.io/",
   "license": "Apache-2.0"