diff --git a/sysutils/fluent-bit/Makefile b/sysutils/fluent-bit/Makefile
index a22eb47e342b..22def34a72c4 100644
--- a/sysutils/fluent-bit/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/fluent-bit/Makefile
@@ -1,55 +1,55 @@
 # Created by: Palle Girgensohn <girgen@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	fluent-bit
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.7.7
+DISTVERSION=	1.7.8
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	girgen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fast and lightweight data forwarder
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
 BROKEN_mips=		fails to build: conflicting types for 'restrict'
 BROKEN_mips64=		fails to build: conflicting types for 'restrict'
 BROKEN_riscv64=		fails to build: No support for this architecture (yet)
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	fluent
 
 USES=		cmake:noninja compiler:c11 gmake bison
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		SSL PGSQL
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	SSL
 
 LDFLAGS=		-lexecinfo
 CMAKE_ARGS=		-DFLB_DEBUG=Off -DFLB_TRACE=Off
 
 SSL_USES=		ssl
 SSL_CMAKE_ON=		-DFLB_TLS=On
 SSL_CMAKE_OFF=		-DFLB_TLS=Off
 
 EXAMPLES_CMAKE_ON=	-DFLB_EXAMPLES=On
 EXAMPLES_CMAKE_OFF=	-DFLB_EXAMPLES=Off
 
 PGSQL_USES=		pgsql
 PGSQL_CMAKE_ON=		-DFLB_OUT_PGSQL=On
 PGSQL_CMAKE_OFF=	-DFLB_OUT_PGSQL=Off
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ${OSVERSION} < 1200000
 EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-lib_luajit__src__lj_prng.c
 .endif
 
 .if ${ARCH:Mpowerpc64*}
 CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DFLB_LUAJIT:BOOL=OFF
 .endif
 
 post-install:
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/${PORTNAME}.conf ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/${PORTNAME}.conf.sample
 	${MV} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/parsers.conf ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/parsers.conf.sample
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/fluent-bit/distinfo b/sysutils/fluent-bit/distinfo
index 4d1bfa5f319c..842beba56ff6 100644
--- a/sysutils/fluent-bit/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/fluent-bit/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1622104551
-SHA256 (fluent-fluent-bit-v1.7.7_GH0.tar.gz) = ddfc4df39a1da01c5e7503db59340c3b287741b5d0cb710f94f5f7551f41c888
-SIZE (fluent-fluent-bit-v1.7.7_GH0.tar.gz) = 14296649
+TIMESTAMP = 1622817216
+SHA256 (fluent-fluent-bit-v1.7.8_GH0.tar.gz) = e31541570757d70510194ea2cbe6a34bdea88791fd93f04c9800b9bf8188eaf4
+SIZE (fluent-fluent-bit-v1.7.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 14296869