diff --git a/lang/go117/Makefile b/lang/go117/Makefile
index 5f7724b014fb..b97148e56dc8 100644
--- a/lang/go117/Makefile
+++ b/lang/go117/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-PORTVERSION=	1.17.8
+PORTVERSION=	1.17.9
 # Always set PORTREVISION and PORTEPOCH explicitly as otherwise they are inherited from lang/go
 PORTREVISION=	0
 PORTEPOCH=	0
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/dmgk/go-bootstrap/releases/download/${BOOTSTRAP_TAG}/:bootstrap \
 		LOCAL/dmgk:bootstrap
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	117
 DISTFILES=	go-${OPSYS:tl}-${GOARCH_${ARCH}}${GOARM_${ARCH}}-${BOOTSTRAP_TAG}.tar.xz:bootstrap
 
 # Avoid conflicting patch files
 PATCHFILES=
 
 COMMENT=	Go programming language (development version)
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	golang
 GH_TAGNAME=	7dd10d4ce20e64d96a10cb67794851a58d96a2aa
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	go
 
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../go
 PATCHDIR=	${.CURDIR}/files
 DISTINFO_FILE=	${.CURDIR}/distinfo
 
 post-extract:
 	@[ -f ${WRKSRC}/VERSION ] || ${ECHO_CMD} "${PORTVERSION} +${GH_TAGNAME}" > ${WRKSRC}/VERSION
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/lang/go117/distinfo b/lang/go117/distinfo
index 7a6440db9701..6d913dff0dc7 100644
--- a/lang/go117/distinfo
+++ b/lang/go117/distinfo
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1649116438
-SHA256 (golang-go-1.17.8-7dd10d4ce20e64d96a10cb67794851a58d96a2aa_GH0.tar.gz) = 903cb4363af9a1c9a6c9d08ea0525983634862a5cb1f893b0b6156e3b99f847c
-SIZE (golang-go-1.17.8-7dd10d4ce20e64d96a10cb67794851a58d96a2aa_GH0.tar.gz) = 22176903
+TIMESTAMP = 1651497975
 SHA256 (go-freebsd-arm64-go1.14.tar.xz) = f8b0cf0d323e581c9e3e0d5c217847a3e0294fcc92dbac92a5b02cea9d97ad8d
 SIZE (go-freebsd-arm64-go1.14.tar.xz) = 34944548
+SHA256 (golang-go-1.17.9-7dd10d4ce20e64d96a10cb67794851a58d96a2aa_GH0.tar.gz) = 903cb4363af9a1c9a6c9d08ea0525983634862a5cb1f893b0b6156e3b99f847c
+SIZE (golang-go-1.17.9-7dd10d4ce20e64d96a10cb67794851a58d96a2aa_GH0.tar.gz) = 22176903
 SHA256 (go-freebsd-amd64-go1.14.tar.xz) = 3b259247fb228258a4f31e283e9aa23cafd590eabce334666a9e9b2ffe47c19b
 SIZE (go-freebsd-amd64-go1.14.tar.xz) = 35927980
 SHA256 (go-freebsd-arm6-go1.14.tar.xz) = 5846b4bbc6881c6c04daffbdb647d53a5b002a0e177271ecfcabef734b209614
 SIZE (go-freebsd-arm6-go1.14.tar.xz) = 35164388
 SHA256 (go-freebsd-arm7-go1.14.tar.xz) = 3d40c0f093bc3dc6cb84e92f8462a9c6a88a19a0ba75f813211f9d5d766b7737
 SIZE (go-freebsd-arm7-go1.14.tar.xz) = 35398032
 SHA256 (go-freebsd-386-go1.14.tar.xz) = c1a798154ae1ed2be6027d883e4611dd19edbe07a3f6d4f71d9437bddf3ed9ca
 SIZE (go-freebsd-386-go1.14.tar.xz) = 36118928