diff --git a/databases/rqlite/Makefile b/databases/rqlite/Makefile
index c606574b964b..724a76c092ec 100644
--- a/databases/rqlite/Makefile
+++ b/databases/rqlite/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	rqlite
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	8.16.7
+DISTVERSION=	8.16.8
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Lightweight, distributed relational database built on SQLite
 WWW=		https://rqlite.io/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		go:1.21,modules
 
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/rqlite/rqlite/v8
 GO_TARGET=	./cmd/rqbench \
 		./cmd/rqlite \
 		./cmd/rqlited
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/rqbench \
 		bin/rqlite \
 		bin/rqlited
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/rqlite/distinfo b/databases/rqlite/distinfo
index ddeb6bbd0edd..5f91b3762f3f 100644
--- a/databases/rqlite/distinfo
+++ b/databases/rqlite/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1705733755
-SHA256 (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.7/v8.16.7.mod) = d10802b5608598f3d12224e00cdf78126a52c55af0bdc68dcac5646921fd1a0a
-SIZE (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.7/v8.16.7.mod) = 2666
-SHA256 (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.7/v8.16.7.zip) = c492d10bfe57807665e5bc4a6cd9fa719cc469f6754204dd62542503b606adfa
-SIZE (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.7/v8.16.7.zip) = 720004
+TIMESTAMP = 1705821290
+SHA256 (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.8/v8.16.8.mod) = d10802b5608598f3d12224e00cdf78126a52c55af0bdc68dcac5646921fd1a0a
+SIZE (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.8/v8.16.8.mod) = 2666
+SHA256 (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.8/v8.16.8.zip) = d843cee67dca5578787906a95a5e31843306a9a7db9536595e983a579a989680
+SIZE (go/databases_rqlite/rqlite-v8.16.8/v8.16.8.zip) = 723558