diff --git a/textproc/py-jq/Makefile b/textproc/py-jq/Makefile
index 20e0860c512f..500e3f67490f 100644
--- a/textproc/py-jq/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/py-jq/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	jq
-PORTVERSION=	1.7.0
+PORTVERSION=	1.8.0
 CATEGORIES=	textproc python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI LOCAL/mandree:mandree
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
diff --git a/textproc/py-jq/distinfo b/textproc/py-jq/distinfo
index 5c74ba7dcdbc..4296d856f234 100644
--- a/textproc/py-jq/distinfo
+++ b/textproc/py-jq/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1711808327
-SHA256 (jq-1.7.0.tar.gz) = f460d1f2c3791617e4fb339fa24efbdbebe672b02c861f057358553642047040
-SIZE (jq-1.7.0.tar.gz) = 2023790
+TIMESTAMP = 1724359388
+SHA256 (jq-1.8.0.tar.gz) = 53141eebca4bf8b4f2da5e44271a8a3694220dfd22d2b4b2cfb4816b2b6c9057
+SIZE (jq-1.8.0.tar.gz) = 2058265