diff --git a/science/highfive/Makefile b/science/highfive/Makefile
index 3eab7305ad5e..739228a191db 100644
--- a/science/highfive/Makefile
+++ b/science/highfive/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	highfive
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.6.1
+DISTVERSION=	2.6.2
 CATEGORIES=	science devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Header-only C++ HDF5 interface
 WWW=		https://github.com/BlueBrain/HighFive
 
 LICENSE=	BSL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libhdf5.so:science/hdf5
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/boost/multi_array.hpp:devel/boost-libs \
 		${LOCALBASE}/include/xtensor/xtensor.hpp:math/xtensor
 TEST_DEPENDS=	catch>0:devel/catch
 
 USES=		cmake eigen:3,run
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	BlueBrain
 GH_PROJECT=	HighFive
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	HIGHFIVE_USE_BOOST HIGHFIVE_UNIT_TESTS HIGHFIVE_EXAMPLES
 
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 do-test: # one test fails, see https://github.com/BlueBrain/HighFive/issues/634
 	@cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC} && \
 		${SETENV} ${CONFIGURE_ENV} ${CMAKE_BIN} ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DHIGHFIVE_UNIT_TESTS:BOOL=ON -DHIGHFIVE_USE_BOOST=ON -DHIGHFIVE_USE_EIGEN:BOOL=ON -DHIGHFIVE_USE_XTENSOR=ON ${CMAKE_SOURCE_PATH} && \
 		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD} ${MAKE_ARGS} ${ALL_TARGET} && \
 		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE_CMD} ${MAKE_ARGS} test
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/science/highfive/distinfo b/science/highfive/distinfo
index 013051b0eae0..39ac791fc433 100644
--- a/science/highfive/distinfo
+++ b/science/highfive/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1668148962
-SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = b5002c1221cf1821e02fb2ab891b0160bac88b43f56655bd844a472106ca3397
-SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 506289
+TIMESTAMP = 1669149328
+SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.6.2_GH0.tar.gz) = ab51b9fbb49e877dd1aa7b53b4b26875f41e4e0b8ee0fc2f1d735e0d1e43d708
+SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.6.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 506716
diff --git a/science/highfive/files/patch-CMake_HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake b/science/highfive/files/patch-CMake_HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 307f9737c698..000000000000
--- a/science/highfive/files/patch-CMake_HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-- workaround for https://github.com/BlueBrain/HighFive/issues/633
-
---- CMake/HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake.orig	2022-11-04 06:45:25 UTC
-+++ CMake/HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if(NOT TARGET libdeps)
- 
-   # HDF5
-   if(NOT DEFINED HDF5_C_LIBRARIES)
--    set(HDF5_NO_FIND_PACKAGE_CONFIG_FILE TRUE)  # Consistency
-+    #set(HDF5_NO_FIND_PACKAGE_CONFIG_FILE TRUE)  # Consistency
-     set(HDF5_PREFER_PARALLEL ${HIGHFIVE_PARALLEL_HDF5})
-     find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
-   endif()