diff --git a/math/timbl/Makefile b/math/timbl/Makefile
index 66feb8e5339c..4736a8724cf3 100644
--- a/math/timbl/Makefile
+++ b/math/timbl/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	timbl
-DISTVERSION=	6.8.2
-PORTREVISION=	2
+DISTVERSION=	6.9
 CATEGORIES=	math education
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/LanguageMachines/${PORTNAME}/releases/download/v${DISTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Tilburg Memory Based Learner
 WWW=		https://ilk.uvt.nl/timbl/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libicui18n.so:devel/icu \
 		libticcutils.so:devel/ticcutils
 
 USES=		compiler:c++14-lang gmake gnome libtool pathfix pkgconfig
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=	${PREFIX}/share
 
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-static
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|-O3 -g||g' \
 		${PATCH_WRKSRC}/src/Makefile.in
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/timbl/distinfo b/math/timbl/distinfo
index efa477ac79fe..bd40aeec0d41 100644
--- a/math/timbl/distinfo
+++ b/math/timbl/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1687519301
-SHA256 (timbl-6.8.2.tar.gz) = 4842ac360bb75c6cdf673f43ec6156d051c20c10dc34ff95a4009557b4ed969b
-SIZE (timbl-6.8.2.tar.gz) = 593937
+TIMESTAMP = 1712131617
+SHA256 (timbl-6.9.tar.gz) = a65e341957fad623615e06c319eef1e52070af0681a32ede2825b81340a3f693
+SIZE (timbl-6.9.tar.gz) = 594514