diff --git a/devel/arduino-irremote/Makefile b/devel/arduino-irremote/Makefile
index 87c1f34b52e9..2309b989da7e 100644
--- a/devel/arduino-irremote/Makefile
+++ b/devel/arduino-irremote/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 # Created by: Craig Leres <leres@FreeBSD.org>
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	arduino-irremote
-PORTVERSION=	2.5.0
+PORTVERSION=	2.8.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	leres@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Multi-protocol infrared remote library for the Arduino
 
-LICENSE=	LGPL21
+LICENSE=	MIT
 
 USES=		dos2unix
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	z3t0
 GH_PROJECT=	Arduino-IRremote
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
 RELPATH=	arduino/libraries/IRremote
 
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/${RELPATH}
 PORTDATA=	*
 PORTEXAMPLES=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	EXAMPLES
 
 do-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${RELPATH}
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/src && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} . ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${RELPATH}
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/examples && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} . ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/arduino-irremote/distinfo b/devel/arduino-irremote/distinfo
index 5b903335a018..0ad28d0a9f87 100644
--- a/devel/arduino-irremote/distinfo
+++ b/devel/arduino-irremote/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1595435701
-SHA256 (z3t0-Arduino-IRremote-2.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 44937ce5cffd5037409880db75c285a3503842f3def9276364cd32847072cea9
-SIZE (z3t0-Arduino-IRremote-2.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 104400
+TIMESTAMP = 1608781658
+SHA256 (z3t0-Arduino-IRremote-2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 11563bd5bef4fedece8a8629c3a2f7ee69a895c659a82c49c07bdb4cc6ea74af
+SIZE (z3t0-Arduino-IRremote-2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 113245