diff --git a/security/crowdsec/Makefile b/security/crowdsec/Makefile
index 8669cf259828..14510f464b77 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec/Makefile
+++ b/security/crowdsec/Makefile
@@ -1,176 +1,175 @@
 PORTNAME=	crowdsec
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.6.5
-PORTREVISION=	4
+DISTVERSION=	1.6.8
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
 MAINTAINER=	marco@crowdsec.net
 COMMENT=	CrowdSec lightweight and collaborative security engine
 WWW=		https://github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libabsl_base.so:devel/abseil \
 		libre2.so:devel/re2
 
-USES=		go:1.23,modules pkgconfig
-_COMMIT=	d8dcdc91
+USES=		go:1.24,modules pkgconfig
+_COMMIT=	f209766e
 _BUILD_DATE=	$$(date -u "+%F_%T")
 USE_RC_SUBR=	crowdsec
 
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec
 GO_TARGET=	./cmd/crowdsec \
 		./cmd/crowdsec-cli \
 		./cmd/notification-email \
 		./cmd/notification-http \
 		./cmd/notification-sentinel \
 		./cmd/notification-slack \
 		./cmd/notification-splunk
 
 GO_BUILDFLAGS=	-v -trimpath -tags netgo,osusergo,sqlite_omit_load_extension,re2_cgo \
 		-ldflags="\
 		-a -s \
 		-X github.com/crowdsecurity/go-cs-lib/version.Version=${DISTVERSIONPREFIX}${PKGVERSION} \
 		-X github.com/crowdsecurity/go-cs-lib/version.BuildDate=${_BUILD_DATE} \
 		-X github.com/crowdsecurity/go-cs-lib/version.Tag=${_COMMIT} \
 		-X ${GO_MODULE}/pkg/cwversion.Codename=alphaga \
 		-X ${GO_MODULE}/pkg/csconfig.defaultConfigDir=${PREFIX}/etc/crowdsec \
 		-X ${GO_MODULE}/pkg/csconfig.defaultDataDir=/var/db/crowdsec/data \
 		-X ${GO_MODULE}/pkg/cwversion.Libre2=C++"
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-deinstall pkg-install pkg-message crowdsec.cron upgrade-hub
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	FIREWALL_BOUNCER
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=
 
 FIREWALL_BOUNCER_DESC=	Depend on security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
 FIREWALL_BOUNCER_RUN_DEPENDS=	crowdsec-firewall-bouncer>=0.0.27:security/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer
 
 PLUGIN_DIR=	${PREFIX}/lib/crowdsec/plugins
 STAGE_PLUGINS=	${STAGEDIR}${PLUGIN_DIR}
 STAGE_BIN=	${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} 's,/etc/crowdsec/,${ETCDIR}/,g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/config/config.yaml
 
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} 's,/var/lib/,/var/db/,g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/config/config.yaml
 
 do-install:
 	#
 	# Binaries
 	#
 
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKDIR}/bin/crowdsec ${STAGE_BIN}/
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKDIR}/bin/crowdsec-cli ${STAGE_BIN}/cscli
 
 	# keep this around for compatibility
 	${LN} -s cscli ${STAGE_BIN}/crowdsec-cli
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGE_PLUGINS}
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKDIR}/bin/notification-email ${STAGE_PLUGINS}/
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKDIR}/bin/notification-http ${STAGE_PLUGINS}/
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKDIR}/bin/notification-sentinel ${STAGE_PLUGINS}/
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKDIR}/bin/notification-slack ${STAGE_PLUGINS}/
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKDIR}/bin/notification-splunk ${STAGE_PLUGINS}/
 
 	#
 	# Configuration
 	#
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
 	@(cd ${WRKSRC}/config && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} . ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR})
 
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/acquis.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/acquis.yaml.sample
 
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/config.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/config.yaml.sample
 
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/console.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/console.yaml.sample
 
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/profiles.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/profiles.yaml.sample
 
 	# managed by "cscli simulation"
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/simulation.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/simulation.yaml.sample
 
 	#
 	# Plugin configuration
 	#
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/email
 	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/cmd/notification-email/email.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/email.yaml.sample
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/http
 	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/cmd/notification-http/http.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/http.yaml.sample
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/sentinel
 	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/cmd/notification-sentinel/sentinel.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/sentinel.yaml.sample
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/slack
 	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/cmd/notification-slack/slack.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/slack.yaml.sample
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/splunk
 	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/cmd/notification-splunk/splunk.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/splunk.yaml.sample
 
 	# updated by "cscli machines" at first service start
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/local_api_credentials.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/local_api_credentials.yaml.sample
 
 	# updated by "cscli capi" at first service start
 	@${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/online_api_credentials.yaml \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/online_api_credentials.yaml.sample
 
 	#
 	# Data
 	#
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/hub
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/acquis.d
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/var/db/crowdsec/data
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/var/db/crowdsec/data/trace
 
 	#
 	# Cron
 	#
 
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/crowdsec
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/upgrade-hub \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/crowdsec/upgrade-hub
 
 	#
 	# Cleanup
 	#
 
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/acquis_win.yaml
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/config_win_no_lapi.yaml
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/config_win.yaml
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/crowdsec.cron.daily
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/crowdsec.service
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/context.yaml
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/detect.yaml
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/dev.yaml
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/user.yaml
 	@${RMDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/email
 	@${RMDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/http
 	@${RMDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/sentinel
 	@${RMDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/slack
 	@${RMDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/notifications/splunk
 
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/cron.d
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/crowdsec.cron ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/cron.d/crowdsec
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/crowdsec/distinfo b/security/crowdsec/distinfo
index d060c226d846..75f426b46bc3 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec/distinfo
+++ b/security/crowdsec/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1738941832
-SHA256 (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.5/v1.6.5.mod) = f288295700dd0a49cd69d520167cd00826d974877450cc627f8f839850c0d617
-SIZE (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.5/v1.6.5.mod) = 10932
-SHA256 (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.5/v1.6.5.zip) = 1d9642ab9b6cdbc9dd8f1a1331d9d72da06f0b876b2970499e3f27443889cad5
-SIZE (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.5/v1.6.5.zip) = 1669439
+TIMESTAMP = 1742918468
+SHA256 (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.8/v1.6.8.mod) = fc6fecb30189e6d764fa8c14b20914d34084808f4a3b676582ee113ab1615eff
+SIZE (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.8/v1.6.8.mod) = 10955
+SHA256 (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.8/v1.6.8.zip) = 9d61fe2253c77600884df933467be4efb5d2059e4c453b1d48f10a9c7916647c
+SIZE (go/security_crowdsec/crowdsec-v1.6.8/v1.6.8.zip) = 1753101
diff --git a/security/crowdsec/files/patch-pkg_cwhub_hub.go b/security/crowdsec/files/patch-pkg_cwhub_hub.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b87e90c287c8..000000000000
--- a/security/crowdsec/files/patch-pkg_cwhub_hub.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- pkg/cwhub/hub.go.orig	2025-02-10 13:37:25 UTC
-+++ pkg/cwhub/hub.go
-@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ func (h *Hub) Update(ctx context.Context, indexProvide
- 	}
- 
- 	if !downloaded {
--		fmt.Println("Nothing to do, the hub index is up to date.")
-+		// use logger and the message will be silenced in the cron job
-+		// (no mail if nothing happened)
-+		h.logger.Info("Nothing to do, the hub index is up to date.")
- 	}
- 
- 	return nil
diff --git a/security/crowdsec/files/patch-pkg_hubops_download.go b/security/crowdsec/files/patch-pkg_hubops_download.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 25fc210f1959..000000000000
--- a/security/crowdsec/files/patch-pkg_hubops_download.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- pkg/hubops/download.go.orig	2025-02-10 13:37:39 UTC
-+++ pkg/hubops/download.go
-@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ func downloadDataSet(ctx context.Context, dataFolder s
- 		}
- 
- 		for _, dataS := range data.Data {
-+			if dataS.SourceURL == "" {
-+				continue
-+			}
-+
- 			// XXX: check context cancellation
- 			destPath, err := cwhub.SafePath(dataFolder, dataS.DestPath)
- 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/security/crowdsec/files/upgrade-hub.in b/security/crowdsec/files/upgrade-hub.in
index b5b6fd2565c5..36b924fb4ad2 100644
--- a/security/crowdsec/files/upgrade-hub.in
+++ b/security/crowdsec/files/upgrade-hub.in
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test -x %%PREFIX%%/bin/cscli || exit 0
 
 # splay hub upgrade and crowdsec reload
 sleep "$(jot -r 1 1 300)"
 
 # favor the opnsense plugin's cron if it's there
 test -e /usr/local/etc/cron.d/oscrowdsec.cron && exit 0
 
-%%PREFIX%%/bin/cscli --error -o human hub update
+%%PREFIX%%/bin/cscli --error -o human hub update >/dev/null
 
 upgraded=$(%%PREFIX%%/bin/cscli --error -o human hub upgrade)
 if [ -n "$upgraded" ]; then
     service crowdsec onestatus && service crowdsec onereload
 fi
 
 exit 0