diff --git a/converters/simdutf/Makefile b/converters/simdutf/Makefile
index 1ae041544b08..0b7dd4fa381d 100644
--- a/converters/simdutf/Makefile
+++ b/converters/simdutf/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 PORTNAME=	simdutf
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.0.5
+DISTVERSION=	4.0.8
 CATEGORIES=	converters textproc
 
 MAINTAINER=	fuz@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Unicode validation and transcoding with SIMD
 WWW=		https://simdutf.github.io/simdutf/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20 MIT
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 LICENSE_FILE_APACHE20=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-APACHE
 LICENSE_FILE_MIT=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-MIT
 
 USES=		cmake:testing
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	BENCHMARKS ICONV TEST TOOLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	ICONV TOOLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 BENCHMARKS_DESC=	Build benchmarks
 TOOLS_DESC=		Build tools
 
 BENCHMARKS_IMPLIES=	TEST
 BENCHMARKS_LIB_DEPENDS=	libicuuc.so:devel/icu
 BENCHMARKS_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_BENCHMARKS
 ICONV_USES=	iconv
 ICONV_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_ICONV
 TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_TESTS
 TOOLS_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_TOOLS
 
 pre-test-TEST-off:
 	@echo Enable option TEST to run the full test suite
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/simdutf/distinfo b/converters/simdutf/distinfo
index 4e3119d48e98..b5eaf1add845 100644
--- a/converters/simdutf/distinfo
+++ b/converters/simdutf/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1700677112
-SHA256 (simdutf-simdutf-v4.0.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 040d80ff4321f89ea9739ccc7f468ece9c4bc2630f3d4762b6d829000d2ec625
-SIZE (simdutf-simdutf-v4.0.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 1867330
+TIMESTAMP = 1701493507
+SHA256 (simdutf-simdutf-v4.0.8_GH0.tar.gz) = bbc1b5fdfec7d0f83c6a9d24bf90d10c2a462f30aa1ced30bed72288006a2194
+SIZE (simdutf-simdutf-v4.0.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 1867374