diff --git a/databases/valkey8/Makefile b/databases/valkey8/Makefile
index 48a5153b9370..0ca255153e9f 100644
--- a/databases/valkey8/Makefile
+++ b/databases/valkey8/Makefile
@@ -1,75 +1,75 @@
 PORTNAME=	valkey
-DISTVERSION=	8.1.5
+DISTVERSION=	8.1.6
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	8
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@freebsd.org
 COMMENT=	High-performance data structure server that primarily serves key/value workloads (8.X.X series)
 WWW=		https://valkey.io/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		gmake pkgconfig tcl:test
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	valkey-io
 USE_RC_SUBR=	valkey valkeysentinel
 
 MAKE_ENV=	OPTIMIZATION= \
 		V=1
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-lpthread -lm -lexecinfo
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	valkey*
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 SUB_LIST+=	PORTNAME=${PORTNAME} \
 		VALKEY_DBDIR=${VALKEY_DBDIR} \
 		VALKEY_LOGDIR=${VALKEY_LOGDIR} \
 		VALKEY_RUNDIR=${VALKEY_RUNDIR} \
 		VALKEY_USER=${USERS}
 
 USERS=		valkey
 GROUPS=		valkey
 
 PLIST_SUB+=	VALKEY_DBDIR=${VALKEY_DBDIR} \
 		VALKEY_GROUP=${GROUPS} \
 		VALKEY_LOGDIR=${VALKEY_LOGDIR} \
 		VALKEY_RUNDIR=${VALKEY_RUNDIR} \
 		VALKEY_USER=${USERS}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		JEMALLOC TLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	TLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 JEMALLOC_DESC=	Use jemalloc
 TLS_DESC=	Use TLS
 
 JEMALLOC_MAKE_ENV=	MALLOC=jemalloc
 TLS_USES=		ssl
 TLS_MAKE_ENV=		BUILD_TLS=yes
 
 VALKEY_DBDIR?=	/var/db/valkey
 VALKEY_RUNDIR?=	/var/run/valkey
 VALKEY_LOGDIR?=	/var/log/valkey
 
 post-build:
 	${SED} ${SUB_LIST:S/$/!g/:S/^/ -e s!%%/:S/=/%%!/} \
 		${WRKSRC}/valkey.conf > ${WRKDIR}/valkey.conf
 	${SED} ${SUB_LIST:S/$/!g/:S/^/ -e s!%%/:S/=/%%!/} \
 		${WRKSRC}/sentinel.conf > ${WRKDIR}/valkey-sentinel.conf
 
 post-stage:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/valkey*
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/valkey.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/valkey.conf.sample
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/valkey-sentinel.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/valkey-sentinel.conf.sample
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${VALKEY_LOGDIR} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${VALKEY_DBDIR} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${VALKEY_RUNDIR}
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${TCLSH} tests/test_helper.tcl
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/valkey8/distinfo b/databases/valkey8/distinfo
index 48058e8b57ad..de15455a804a 100644
--- a/databases/valkey8/distinfo
+++ b/databases/valkey8/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1765018827
-SHA256 (valkey-io-valkey-8.1.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 2d47a6afaec7a5383813579c2367193053ec885bc135e810284fe94ccdd324d2
-SIZE (valkey-io-valkey-8.1.5_GH0.tar.gz) = 3818598
+TIMESTAMP = 1772526809
+SHA256 (valkey-io-valkey-8.1.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 8898dea8a51d25334db1835aeb55d475027f39d672213941308b9d3d470f832c
+SIZE (valkey-io-valkey-8.1.6_GH0.tar.gz) = 3822095