diff --git a/ports/anari/anari-lib-maybe-static-lib.patch b/ports/anari/anari-lib-maybe-static-lib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a54337eeec9c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/anari/anari-lib-maybe-static-lib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff --git a/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt b/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt
+index 6a34153..ee572a1 100644
+--- a/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/anari/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ project_compile_definitions(PRIVATE -Danari_EXPORTS)
+ ## Create main shared + static library targets ##
+ 
+ project(anari)
+-add_anari_frontend_library_target(SHARED)
++if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
++  add_anari_frontend_library_target(SHARED)
++else()
++  add_anari_frontend_library_target(STATIC)
++  project_compile_definitions(PUBLIC -DANARI_STATIC_DEFINE)
++endif()
+ 
+ project(anari_static)
+ add_anari_frontend_library_target(STATIC)
diff --git a/ports/anari/portfile.cmake b/ports/anari/portfile.cmake
index baa13fd6c9d601..1a7348dd158f8f 100644
--- a/ports/anari/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/anari/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+set(VCPKG_POLICY_DLLS_IN_STATIC_LIBRARY enabled)
+
 vcpkg_from_github(
   OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
   REPO KhronosGroup/ANARI-SDK
   REF "v${VERSION}"
-  SHA512 cf2c2e044b04d695e0a6c6c1abfb3495ea0996a018742ad3a6baccc6e0e3e9b83cb91b61eda8cf07e8f67f4beba24d07d927697a27606ae008a85fee9fa64fa8
-  HEAD_REF main
+  SHA512 0a184fea1ab3afab72606d434d69cd3e171ae04d042fc6a425ba777c094af5a8225bb187a47176ac4afd6b2c57d0363f6e97e1f71b30137be09f26cc50590fac
+  HEAD_REF next_release
+  PATCHES anari-lib-maybe-static-lib.patch
 )
 
 vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PYTHON3)
@@ -15,9 +18,13 @@ vcpkg_cmake_configure(
   OPTIONS
     -DBUILD_CTS=OFF
     -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
+    -DBUILD_HDANARI=OFF
     -DBUILD_HELIDE_DEVICE=OFF
+    -DBUILD_REMOTE_DEVICE=OFF
     -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
     -DBUILD_VIEWER=OFF
+    -DINSTALL_CODE_GEN_SCRIPTS=ON
+    -DINSTALL_VIEWER_LIBRARY=ON
 )
 
 vcpkg_cmake_install()
@@ -26,19 +33,18 @@ vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup(
 )
 vcpkg_fixup_pkgconfig()
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
+vcpkg_replace_string(
+  "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/anari/anariConfig.cmake"
+  "  \${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../share/anari"
+  "  \${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../share/anari"
+)
 
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE 
-  "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include" 
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE
+  "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include"
   "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share"
+  "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/anari/code_gen/__pycache__"
 )
 
-if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "static")
-  file(REMOVE_RECURSE 
-    "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin" 
-    "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin"
-  )
-endif()
-
 vcpkg_install_copyright(
   FILE_LIST "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE"
 )
diff --git a/ports/anari/vcpkg.json b/ports/anari/vcpkg.json
index d4610b6e4b32df..51f7768ad2ef9b 100644
--- a/ports/anari/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/anari/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "anari",
-  "version": "0.10.0",
+  "version": "0.12.1",
   "description": "Cross-Platform 3D Rendering Engine API.",
   "homepage": "https://www.khronos.org/anari",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/versions/a-/anari.json b/versions/a-/anari.json
index b4c87822244e2b..6c403d4f324c08 100644
--- a/versions/a-/anari.json
+++ b/versions/a-/anari.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "79e7c099f3d6cd450902494060357691f6fc3896",
+      "version": "0.12.1",
+      "port-version": 0
+    },
     {
       "git-tree": "b547bbf12d56d4d9f189a14153d93e75c7aa3451",
       "version": "0.10.0",
diff --git a/versions/baseline.json b/versions/baseline.json
index b528e477b63a91..59e87fd58aa92d 100644
--- a/versions/baseline.json
+++ b/versions/baseline.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
       "port-version": 0
     },
     "anari": {
-      "baseline": "0.10.0",
+      "baseline": "0.12.1",
       "port-version": 0
     },
     "anax": {