diff --git a/devel/rubygem-json/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-json/Makefile
index 61236dc34016..4fab8caf2bf7 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-json/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-json/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Created by: Cheng-Lung Sung <clsung@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	json
-PORTVERSION=	2.5.1
+PORTVERSION=	2.6.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
 MAINTAINER=	ruby@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Parse JSON texts and generate them from ruby data structures
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE RUBY
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 USES=		gem
 USE_RUBY=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/rubygem-json/distinfo b/devel/rubygem-json/distinfo
index 7090485e5418..6bd388fdcd1d 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-json/distinfo
+++ b/devel/rubygem-json/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1632234068
-SHA256 (rubygem/json-2.5.1.gem) = 918d8c41dacb7cfdbe0c7bbd6014a5372f0cf1c454ca150e9f4010fe80cc3153
-SIZE (rubygem/json-2.5.1.gem) = 89088
+TIMESTAMP = 1652122943
+SHA256 (rubygem/json-2.6.1.gem) = 7ff682a2db805d6b924e4e87341c3c0036824713a23c58ca53267ce7e5ce2ffd
+SIZE (rubygem/json-2.6.1.gem) = 66560