diff --git a/science/highfive/Makefile b/science/highfive/Makefile
index 154ad36cc7a1..3eab7305ad5e 100644
--- a/science/highfive/Makefile
+++ b/science/highfive/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	highfive
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.5.0
+DISTVERSION=	2.6.1
 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 4afadfb4fde8..013051b0eae0 100644
--- a/science/highfive/distinfo
+++ b/science/highfive/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1667543124
-SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 27f55596570df3cc8b878a1681a0d4ba0fe2e3da4a0ef8d436722990d77dc93a
-SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.5.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 505297
+TIMESTAMP = 1668148962
+SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = b5002c1221cf1821e02fb2ab891b0160bac88b43f56655bd844a472106ca3397
+SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 506289