diff --git a/lang/rust-nightly/Makefile b/lang/rust-nightly/Makefile
index bd18f9ac440f..bd6502f19d01 100644
--- a/lang/rust-nightly/Makefile
+++ b/lang/rust-nightly/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 # Run update.sh to update to the latest nightly
 PORTVERSION=	1.95.0.${NIGHTLY_DATE:C,-,,g}
 # Always set PORTREVISION explicitly as otherwise it is inherited from lang/rust
 PORTREVISION=	0
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-nightly
 DISTNAME=	rustc-nightly-src
 
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	amd64
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	upstream does not provide bootstraps for other architectures
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	rust rust188
 
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../rust
 PATCHDIR=	${.CURDIR}/files
 DISTINFO_FILE=	${.CURDIR}/distinfo
 
-NIGHTLY_DATE=		2026-02-08
+NIGHTLY_DATE=		2026-02-23
 BOOTSTRAPS_DATE=	2026-01-20
 RUST_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION=	beta
 
+post-extract:
+	@${FIND} -d ${WRKSRC} -name .github -exec ${RM} -r {} \;
+
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/lang/rust-nightly/distinfo b/lang/rust-nightly/distinfo
index 13e06fe9c582..8406c5189d10 100644
--- a/lang/rust-nightly/distinfo
+++ b/lang/rust-nightly/distinfo
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1770643666
-SHA256 (rust/2026-02-08/rustc-nightly-src.tar.xz) = 0e3e6cb75dc8b2017cc9a4c087413b9ce845ca377881b247e610798f7dbd6bc8
-SIZE (rust/2026-02-08/rustc-nightly-src.tar.xz) = 238332448
+TIMESTAMP = 1771944414
+SHA256 (rust/2026-02-23/rustc-nightly-src.tar.xz) = 1fe2d86a6f0620aaf2a2b6c70d84a752e0f72a97e0cfe0f7e0e7a931d7e9289e
+SIZE (rust/2026-02-23/rustc-nightly-src.tar.xz) = 238914828
 SHA256 (rust/2026-01-20/rustc-beta-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.xz) = 9153cf38b57677a9f433a2cf70086a13f913445142692513a2b23155d4ae22c5
 SIZE (rust/2026-01-20/rustc-beta-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.xz) = 90585224
 SHA256 (rust/2026-01-20/rust-std-beta-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.xz) = 8baa09381fa21da8b0d5c24212696975ca83f7bfb3ee29bd64a8f2c47bda9bfe
 SIZE (rust/2026-01-20/rust-std-beta-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.xz) = 29064796
 SHA256 (rust/2026-01-20/cargo-beta-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.xz) = 6b3143539a6d938a236364eb8c6b5a042f154daaa120e2ae00e7610c60e5e0a7
 SIZE (rust/2026-01-20/cargo-beta-x86_64-unknown-freebsd.tar.xz) = 11673556