diff --git a/textproc/vale/Makefile b/textproc/vale/Makefile
index f36d0ea14e07..bfcfe596daa0 100644
--- a/textproc/vale/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/vale/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 PORTNAME=	vale
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	3.8.0
+DISTVERSION=	3.9.0
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Command-line tool that brings editorial style guide to life
 WWW=		https://vale.sh/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		go:1.23,modules
 
 GO_BUILDFLAGS+=	-ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=${DISTVERSION}"
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/errata-ai/${PORTNAME}/v3
 GO_TARGET=	./cmd/vale
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/vale
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/vale/distinfo b/textproc/vale/distinfo
index 90458169f527..e09b824f006e 100644
--- a/textproc/vale/distinfo
+++ b/textproc/vale/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1729805246
-SHA256 (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.8.0/v3.8.0.mod) = e6660207c83d3f18f7a79722e9a5d8a8d756f41b91ce3ff10663949f3be479f2
-SIZE (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.8.0/v3.8.0.mod) = 2815
-SHA256 (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.8.0/v3.8.0.zip) = 7919105917068ddb7b43103e4aa49962dd7a50cf29699301336e82344420ac5c
-SIZE (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.8.0/v3.8.0.zip) = 10967369
+TIMESTAMP = 1731049907
+SHA256 (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.9.0/v3.9.0.mod) = e6660207c83d3f18f7a79722e9a5d8a8d756f41b91ce3ff10663949f3be479f2
+SIZE (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.9.0/v3.9.0.mod) = 2815
+SHA256 (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.9.0/v3.9.0.zip) = a54e984a6ab9b9bf16c7b76ea9103ef4c537abd80384b380031efb67ba2f5310
+SIZE (go/textproc_vale/vale-v3.9.0/v3.9.0.zip) = 10969469