diff --git a/www/rubygem-httpclient/Makefile b/www/rubygem-httpclient/Makefile
index 6d5b80567515..e8ed4b517a2f 100644
--- a/www/rubygem-httpclient/Makefile
+++ b/www/rubygem-httpclient/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	httpclient
-PORTVERSION=	2.8.3
+PORTVERSION=	2.9.0
 CATEGORIES=	www rubygems
 MASTER_SITES=	RG
 
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 USES=		gem
 
+RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-mutex_m>=0:devel/rubygem-mutex_m
+
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/httpclient
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/www/rubygem-httpclient/distinfo b/www/rubygem-httpclient/distinfo
index 6212984ed3f6..f3b297fb8f1d 100644
--- a/www/rubygem-httpclient/distinfo
+++ b/www/rubygem-httpclient/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1483104972
-SHA256 (rubygem/httpclient-2.8.3.gem) = 2951e4991214464c3e92107e46438527d23048e634f3aee91c719e0bdfaebda6
-SIZE (rubygem/httpclient-2.8.3.gem) = 385536
+TIMESTAMP = 1740836386
+SHA256 (rubygem/httpclient-2.9.0.gem) = 4b645958e494b2f86c2f8a2f304c959baa273a310e77a2931ddb986d83e498c8
+SIZE (rubygem/httpclient-2.9.0.gem) = 394240