diff --git a/science/highfive/Makefile b/science/highfive/Makefile
index a989de6219a4e..dc6ea41230cf9 100644
--- a/science/highfive/Makefile
+++ b/science/highfive/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	highfive
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.7.1
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	2.8.0
 CATEGORIES=	science devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/science/highfive/distinfo b/science/highfive/distinfo
index 042062627f76b..085b3b850adba 100644
--- a/science/highfive/distinfo
+++ b/science/highfive/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1681057067
-SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 25b4c51a94d1e670dc93b9b73f51e79b65d8ff49bcd6e5d5582d5ecd2789a249
-SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 518596
+TIMESTAMP = 1699075002
+SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = cd2502cae61bfb00e32dd18c9dc75289e09ad1db5c2a46d3b0eefd32e0df983b
+SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 538050
diff --git a/science/highfive/pkg-plist b/science/highfive/pkg-plist
index 65f41bdac6dca..05eaa7adbc0c8 100644
--- a/science/highfive/pkg-plist
+++ b/science/highfive/pkg-plist
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ include/highfive/bits/H5Exception_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5FileDriver_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5File_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Friends.hpp
+include/highfive/bits/H5Inspector_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Iterables_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Node_traits.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Node_traits_misc.hpp
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ include/highfive/bits/H5Slice_traits.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Slice_traits_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Utils.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5_definitions.hpp
+include/highfive/bits/string_padding.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_Eigen.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_opencv.hpp
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_public.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_scalar.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_vector.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_xtensor.hpp
+include/highfive/highfive.hpp
 share/HighFive/CMake/HighFiveConfig.cmake
 share/HighFive/CMake/HighFiveConfigVersion.cmake
 share/HighFive/CMake/HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake