diff --git a/print/harfbuzz/Makefile b/print/harfbuzz/Makefile
index 374d4e941ba3..dea5e483e82f 100644
--- a/print/harfbuzz/Makefile
+++ b/print/harfbuzz/Makefile
@@ -1,59 +1,58 @@
 PORTNAME=	harfbuzz
-DISTVERSION=	8.5.0
+DISTVERSION=	9.0.0
 PORTREVISION?=	0
 CATEGORIES=	print
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/${DISTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	desktop@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	OpenType text shaping engine
 WWW=		https://harfbuzz.github.io/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libfreetype.so:print/freetype2 \
 		libgraphite2.so:graphics/graphite2
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lib cpe gnome meson \
 		pkgconfig python:build shebangfix tar:xz
 USE_GNOME=	glib20 introspection:build
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.py
 CPE_VENDOR=	harfbuzz_project
 
 MESON_ARGS=	-Dgraphite2=enabled -Dchafa=disabled -Dtests=disabled
 
-PLIST_SUB+=	LIBVER=0.60850.0
+PLIST_SUB+=	LIBVER=0.60900.0
 
 HARFBUZZ_SLAVE?=	no
 
 .if ${HARFBUZZ_SLAVE} == no
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 DOCS_BUILD_DEPENDS=	gtkdoc-scan:textproc/gtk-doc
 DOCS_MESON_ENABLED=	docs
 .endif
 
 .if ${HARFBUZZ_SLAVE} == no
 MESON_ARGS+=	-Dicu=disabled -Dcairo=disabled
 .elif ${HARFBUZZ_SLAVE} == icu
 MESON_ARGS+=	-Dicu=enabled -Dcairo=disabled -Ddocs=disabled
-MESON_ARGS+=	-Dcpp_std=c++17 # https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/4671
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	libharfbuzz.so:print/harfbuzz \
 		libicudata.so:devel/icu
 
 .elif ${HARFBUZZ_SLAVE} == cairo
 MESON_ARGS+=	-Dcairo=enabled -Dicu=disabled -Ddocs=disabled
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	libharfbuzz.so:print/harfbuzz
 USE_GNOME+=	cairo
 .endif
 
 pre-test:
 	@if [ ! -e ${WRKDIR}/.meson_build_tests ]; then \
 		${RM} ${CONFIGURE_COOKIE} ${BUILD_COOKIE}; \
 		${MAKE} -C${.CURDIR} build MESON_ARGS="${MESON_ARGS} --reconfigure -Dtests=enabled"; \
 		${TOUCH} ${WRKDIR}/.meson_build_tests; \
 	fi
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/print/harfbuzz/distinfo b/print/harfbuzz/distinfo
index 0bcb082b3917..eafab8b2e6dc 100644
--- a/print/harfbuzz/distinfo
+++ b/print/harfbuzz/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1715633505
-SHA256 (harfbuzz-8.5.0.tar.xz) = 77e4f7f98f3d86bf8788b53e6832fb96279956e1c3961988ea3d4b7ca41ddc27
-SIZE (harfbuzz-8.5.0.tar.xz) = 19468172
+TIMESTAMP = 1719502711
+SHA256 (harfbuzz-9.0.0.tar.xz) = a41b272ceeb920c57263ec851604542d9ec85ee3030506d94662067c7b6ab89e
+SIZE (harfbuzz-9.0.0.tar.xz) = 17895360