diff --git a/math/flint2/Makefile b/math/flint2/Makefile
index 5dace0698555..ee8e4ef61332 100644
--- a/math/flint2/Makefile
+++ b/math/flint2/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	flint2
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.8.0	# See note #1
+DISTVERSION=	2.8.1	# FLINT is known to change its API. When upgrading please check that it does not break its consumers (e.g. math/e-antic)
 CATEGORIES=	math
-# Note #1: FLINT is known to change its API. When upgrading please check that
-#	it does not break its consumers (e.g. math/e-antic)
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fast library for number theory
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libgmp.so:math/gmp \
 		libmpfr.so:math/mpfr \
 		libopenblas.so:math/openblas
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang python:build
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	wbhart
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		NTL
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	NTL
 
 NTL_DESC=		Victor Shoup's Number Theory Library
 NTL_CMAKE_BOOL=		WITH_NTL
 NTL_LIB_DEPENDS=	libntl.so:math/ntl
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC} && \
 		${SETENV} ${CONFIGURE_ENV} ${CMAKE_BIN} ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=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/math/flint2/distinfo b/math/flint2/distinfo
index 212e66638f1f..3f25426db000 100644
--- a/math/flint2/distinfo
+++ b/math/flint2/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1627149449
-SHA256 (wbhart-flint2-v2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 32b9bed06a43c69cc97a2afcb043b6efb6d03b5b4845482d1d65a25b1b6b91bd
-SIZE (wbhart-flint2-v2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 5210170
+TIMESTAMP = 1634365673
+SHA256 (wbhart-flint2-v2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 93c4d6acd46d7a4357a2abe313e5f0625fa7e94a1a0e53048f9066f55a7acd49
+SIZE (wbhart-flint2-v2.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 5211504
diff --git a/math/flint2/pkg-plist b/math/flint2/pkg-plist
index 6eb70a24db6d..8f7c10071870 100644
--- a/math/flint2/pkg-plist
+++ b/math/flint2/pkg-plist
@@ -1,142 +1,142 @@
 include/flint/NTL-interface.h
 include/flint/aprcl.h
 include/flint/arith.h
 include/flint/arithxx.h
 include/flint/d_mat.h
 include/flint/d_vec.h
 include/flint/default_rules.h
 include/flint/double_extras.h
 include/flint/evaluation_tools.h
 include/flint/exception.h
 include/flint/expression.h
 include/flint/expression_traits.h
 include/flint/fft.h
 include/flint/fft_tuning.h
 include/flint/flint-config.h
 include/flint/flint.h
 include/flint/flint_classes.h
 include/flint/flint_exception.h
 include/flint/flintxx.h
 include/flint/fmpq.h
 include/flint/fmpq_mat.h
 include/flint/fmpq_matxx.h
 include/flint/fmpq_mpoly.h
 include/flint/fmpq_mpoly_factor.h
 include/flint/fmpq_poly.h
 include/flint/fmpq_polyxx.h
 include/flint/fmpq_vec.h
 include/flint/fmpqxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz-conversions.h
 include/flint/fmpz.h
 include/flint/fmpz_factor.h
 include/flint/fmpz_factorxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_lll.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mat.h
 include/flint/fmpz_matxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_mat.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_mpoly.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_mpoly_factor.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_poly.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_poly_factor.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_poly_factorxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_polyxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mod_vec.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mpoly.h
 include/flint/fmpz_mpoly_factor.h
 include/flint/fmpz_poly.h
 include/flint/fmpz_poly_factor.h
 include/flint/fmpz_poly_factorxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_poly_mat.h
 include/flint/fmpz_poly_matxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_poly_q.h
 include/flint/fmpz_poly_qxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_polyxx.h
 include/flint/fmpz_vec.h
 include/flint/fmpz_vecxx.h
 include/flint/fmpzxx.h
 include/flint/forwarding.h
 include/flint/fq.h
 include/flint/fq_default.h
 include/flint/fq_default_mat.h
 include/flint/fq_default_poly.h
 include/flint/fq_default_poly_factor.h
 include/flint/fq_embed.h
 include/flint/fq_embed_templates.h
 include/flint/fq_mat.h
 include/flint/fq_mat_templates.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod_embed.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod_mat.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod_mpoly.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod_mpoly_factor.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod_poly.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod_poly_factor.h
 include/flint/fq_nmod_vec.h
 include/flint/fq_poly.h
 include/flint/fq_poly_factor.h
 include/flint/fq_poly_factor_templates.h
 include/flint/fq_poly_templates.h
 include/flint/fq_templates.h
 include/flint/fq_vec.h
 include/flint/fq_vec_templates.h
 include/flint/fq_zech.h
 include/flint/fq_zech_embed.h
 include/flint/fq_zech_mat.h
 include/flint/fq_zech_mpoly.h
 include/flint/fq_zech_mpoly_factor.h
 include/flint/fq_zech_poly.h
 include/flint/fq_zech_poly_factor.h
 include/flint/fq_zech_vec.h
 include/flint/frandxx.h
 include/flint/gettimeofday.h
 include/flint/gmpcompat.h
 include/flint/hashmap.h
 include/flint/long_extras.h
 include/flint/longlong.h
 include/flint/ltuple.h
 include/flint/matrix.h
 include/flint/mp.h
 include/flint/mpf_mat.h
 include/flint/mpf_vec.h
 include/flint/mpfr_mat.h
 include/flint/mpfr_vec.h
 include/flint/mpn_extras.h
 include/flint/mpoly.h
 include/flint/n_poly.h
 include/flint/nmod_mat.h
 include/flint/nmod_matxx.h
 include/flint/nmod_mpoly.h
 include/flint/nmod_mpoly_factor.h
 include/flint/nmod_poly.h
 include/flint/nmod_poly_factor.h
 include/flint/nmod_poly_mat.h
 include/flint/nmod_poly_matxx.h
 include/flint/nmod_polyxx.h
 include/flint/nmod_vec.h
 include/flint/nmod_vecxx.h
 include/flint/padic.h
 include/flint/padic_mat.h
 include/flint/padic_matxx.h
 include/flint/padic_poly.h
 include/flint/padic_polyxx.h
 include/flint/padicxx.h
 include/flint/perm.h
 include/flint/permxx.h
 include/flint/profiler.h
 include/flint/qadic.h
 include/flint/qadicxx.h
 include/flint/qsieve.h
 include/flint/rules.h
 include/flint/stdmath.h
 include/flint/templates.h
 include/flint/thread_pool.h
 include/flint/thread_support.h
 include/flint/traits.h
 include/flint/traits_fwd.h
 include/flint/tuple.h
 include/flint/ulong_extras.h
 include/flint/vector.h
 lib/libflint.so
 lib/libflint.so.16
-lib/libflint.so.16.1.0
+lib/libflint.so.16.1.1