diff --git a/math/octave-forge-io/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-io/Makefile
index 02ab0fbdb7da..e987a25c40a5 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-io/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-io/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	octave-forge-io
-PORTVERSION=	2.2.7
+PORTVERSION=	2.2.8
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	math
 
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-io/distinfo b/math/octave-forge-io/distinfo
index 4b4450615f47..c1e4097d826e 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-io/distinfo
+++ b/math/octave-forge-io/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (octave-forge/io-2.2.7.tar.gz) = 4eed2ee4c89b49ab160546c77ed66a384598f3bbb1c6e3833529c2c55aa479b6
-SIZE (octave-forge/io-2.2.7.tar.gz) = 260128
+SHA256 (octave-forge/io-2.2.8.tar.gz) = bbcba0b06eeb7111058f54b779f81b292ed409f399a551809dffa3d964682e9d
+SIZE (octave-forge/io-2.2.8.tar.gz) = 260659