diff --git a/science/highfive/Makefile b/science/highfive/Makefile
index 66ae63b27f2f..7271c8b9c2be 100644
--- a/science/highfive/Makefile
+++ b/science/highfive/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	highfive
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.3.1
+DISTVERSION=	2.4.0
 CATEGORIES=	science devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Header-only C++ HDF5 interface
 
 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:
 	@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 ad2e7b8ec2ea..9377d9e1a853 100644
--- a/science/highfive/distinfo
+++ b/science/highfive/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1628193967
-SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.3.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 41728a1204bdfcdcef8cbc3ddffe5d744c5331434ce3dcef35614b831234fcd7
-SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.3.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 113797
+TIMESTAMP = 1649399964
+SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = ba0ed6d8e2e09e80849926f38c15a26cf4b80772084cea0555269a25fec02149
+SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 133145