diff --git a/science/highfive/Makefile b/science/highfive/Makefile
index a989de6219a4..dc6ea41230cf 100644
--- a/science/highfive/Makefile
+++ b/science/highfive/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	highfive
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.7.1
-PORTREVISION=	1
+DISTVERSION=	2.8.0
 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=	catch2>0:devel/catch2
 
 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 042062627f76..085b3b850adb 100644
--- a/science/highfive/distinfo
+++ b/science/highfive/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1681057067
-SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 25b4c51a94d1e670dc93b9b73f51e79b65d8ff49bcd6e5d5582d5ecd2789a249
-SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 518596
+TIMESTAMP = 1699075002
+SHA256 (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = cd2502cae61bfb00e32dd18c9dc75289e09ad1db5c2a46d3b0eefd32e0df983b
+SIZE (BlueBrain-HighFive-v2.8.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 538050
diff --git a/science/highfive/pkg-plist b/science/highfive/pkg-plist
index 65f41bdac6dc..05eaa7adbc0c 100644
--- a/science/highfive/pkg-plist
+++ b/science/highfive/pkg-plist
@@ -1,51 +1,54 @@
 include/highfive/H5Attribute.hpp
 include/highfive/H5DataSet.hpp
 include/highfive/H5DataSpace.hpp
 include/highfive/H5DataType.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Easy.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Exception.hpp
 include/highfive/H5File.hpp
 include/highfive/H5FileDriver.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Group.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Object.hpp
 include/highfive/H5PropertyList.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Reference.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Selection.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Utility.hpp
 include/highfive/H5Version.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Annotate_traits.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Annotate_traits_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Attribute_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Converter_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5DataSet_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5DataType_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Dataspace_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Exception_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5FileDriver_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5File_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Friends.hpp
+include/highfive/bits/H5Inspector_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Iterables_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Node_traits.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Node_traits_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Object_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Path_traits.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Path_traits_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5PropertyList_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5ReadWrite_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Reference_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Selection_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Slice_traits.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Slice_traits_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5Utils.hpp
 include/highfive/bits/H5_definitions.hpp
+include/highfive/bits/string_padding.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_Eigen.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_misc.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_opencv.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_public.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_scalar.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_vector.hpp
 include/highfive/h5easy_bits/H5Easy_xtensor.hpp
+include/highfive/highfive.hpp
 share/HighFive/CMake/HighFiveConfig.cmake
 share/HighFive/CMake/HighFiveConfigVersion.cmake
 share/HighFive/CMake/HighFiveTargetDeps.cmake
 share/HighFive/CMake/HighFiveTargets.cmake