diff --git a/science/mcpl/Makefile b/science/mcpl/Makefile
index 25c22bb8a36c..69643cb0dd5a 100644
--- a/science/mcpl/Makefile
+++ b/science/mcpl/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	mcpl
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.2.0
+DISTVERSION=	2.2.8
 CATEGORIES=	science # physics
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Monte Carlo Particle Lists library
 WWW=		https://mctools.github.io/mcpl/ \
 		https://github.com/mctools/mcpl
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	armv7 powerpc i386
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	MCPL does not support 32 bit platforms
 
 BROKEN_i386=	compilation fails, see https://github.com/mctools/mcpl/issues/88
 
 USES=		cmake:testing
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	mctools
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	MCPL_ENABLE_TESTING
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	MCPL_ENABLE_TESTING
 
-# tests as of 2.2.0: 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 32
+# tests as of 2.2.8: 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 33
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/mcpl/distinfo b/science/mcpl/distinfo
index b2b747457b55..aceba61d3f63 100644
--- a/science/mcpl/distinfo
+++ b/science/mcpl/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1748077643
-SHA256 (mctools-mcpl-v2.2.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 0cd926621d7d45d2bb39fab64732448b67f622cda9434a105de4c9d942a3db5c
-SIZE (mctools-mcpl-v2.2.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 374448
+TIMESTAMP = 1776749085
+SHA256 (mctools-mcpl-v2.2.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 6f139822cde2fd7d14b6732c25e312bde77627aeb8ef3b03960acea85935d03b
+SIZE (mctools-mcpl-v2.2.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 374889