diff --git a/databases/valkey/Makefile b/databases/valkey/Makefile
index 8f13273fe697..a69ac10d0066 100644
--- a/databases/valkey/Makefile
+++ b/databases/valkey/Makefile
@@ -1,69 +1,69 @@
 PORTNAME=	valkey
-DISTVERSION=	8.0.2
+DISTVERSION=	8.1.0
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 
 MAINTAINER=	yasu@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	High-performance data structure server that primarily serves key/value workloads
 WWW=		https://valkey.io/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		gmake pkgconfig tcl:test
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	valkey-io
 USE_RC_SUBR=	valkey valkeysentinel
 
 MAKE_ENV=	OPTIMIZATION= \
 		V=1
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-lpthread -lm -lexecinfo
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 SUB_LIST+=	PORTNAME=${PORTNAME} \
 		VALKEY_DBDIR=${VALKEY_DBDIR} \
 		VALKEY_LOGDIR=${VALKEY_LOGDIR} \
 		VALKEY_RUNDIR=${VALKEY_RUNDIR} \
 		VALKEY_USER=${USERS}
 
 USERS=		valkey
 GROUPS=		valkey
 
 PLIST_SUB+=	VALKEY_DBDIR=${VALKEY_DBDIR} \
 		VALKEY_GROUP=${GROUPS} \
 		VALKEY_LOGDIR=${VALKEY_LOGDIR} \
 		VALKEY_RUNDIR=${VALKEY_RUNDIR} \
 		VALKEY_USER=${USERS}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		JEMALLOC TLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	TLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 JEMALLOC_DESC=	Use jemalloc
 TLS_DESC=	Use TLS
 
 JEMALLOC_MAKE_ENV=	MALLOC=jemalloc
 TLS_USES=		ssl
 TLS_MAKE_ENV=		BUILD_TLS=yes
 
 VALKEY_DBDIR?=	/var/db/valkey
 VALKEY_RUNDIR?=	/var/run/valkey
 VALKEY_LOGDIR?=	/var/log/valkey
 
 post-build:
 	${SED} ${SUB_LIST:S/$/!g/:S/^/ -e s!%%/:S/=/%%!/} \
 		${WRKSRC}/valkey.conf > ${WRKDIR}/valkey.conf
 	${SED} ${SUB_LIST:S/$/!g/:S/^/ -e s!%%/:S/=/%%!/} \
 		${WRKSRC}/sentinel.conf > ${WRKDIR}/valkey-sentinel.conf
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/valkey.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/valkey.conf.sample
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/valkey-sentinel.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/valkey-sentinel.conf.sample
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${VALKEY_LOGDIR} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${VALKEY_DBDIR} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${VALKEY_RUNDIR}
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${TCLSH} tests/test_helper.tcl
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/valkey/distinfo b/databases/valkey/distinfo
index 5081c222dbee..2a7c032428b0 100644
--- a/databases/valkey/distinfo
+++ b/databases/valkey/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1736296442
-SHA256 (valkey-io-valkey-8.0.2_GH0.tar.gz) = e052c45b3cbe512e24fdfdc3fd337f9f5e4b8f8b8713f349ba867b829c8ff11a
-SIZE (valkey-io-valkey-8.0.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 3629598
+TIMESTAMP = 1743449721
+SHA256 (valkey-io-valkey-8.1.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 559274e81049326251fa5b1e1c64d46d3d4d605a691481e0819133ca1f1db44f
+SIZE (valkey-io-valkey-8.1.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 3801322
diff --git a/databases/valkey/files/patch-valkey.conf b/databases/valkey/files/patch-valkey.conf
index 87d03a4935ac..513df990df09 100644
--- a/databases/valkey/files/patch-valkey.conf
+++ b/databases/valkey/files/patch-valkey.conf
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
---- valkey.conf.orig	2024-04-16 04:18:47 UTC
+--- valkey.conf.orig	2025-03-31 19:55:59 UTC
 +++ valkey.conf
-@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ tcp-keepalive 300
+@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ tcp-keepalive 300
  # By default the server does not run as a daemon. Use 'yes' if you need it.
  # Note that the server will write a pid file in /var/run/valkey.pid when daemonized.
  # When the server is supervised by upstart or systemd, this parameter has no impact.
 -daemonize no
 +daemonize yes
  
  # If you run the server from upstart or systemd, the server can interact with your
  # supervision tree. Options:
-@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ daemonize no
+@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ daemonize no
  #
  # Note that on modern Linux systems "/run/valkey.pid" is more conforming
  # and should be used instead.
 -pidfile /var/run/valkey_6379.pid
 +pidfile %%VALKEY_RUNDIR%%/valkey.pid
  
  # Specify the server verbosity level.
  # This can be one of:
-@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ loglevel notice
+@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ loglevel notice
  # Specify the log file name. Also the empty string can be used to force
  # the server to log on the standard output. Note that if you use standard
  # output for logging but daemonize, logs will be sent to /dev/null
 -logfile ""
 +logfile %%VALKEY_LOGDIR%%/valkey.log
  
  # To enable logging to the system logger, just set 'syslog-enabled' to yes,
  # and optionally update the other syslog parameters to suit your needs.
-@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ rdb-del-sync-files no
- # The Append Only File will also be created inside this directory.
- #
- # Note that you must specify a directory here, not a file name.
+@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ rdb-del-sync-files no
+ # Note that modifying 'dir' during runtime may have unexpected behavior,
+ # for example when a child process is running, related file operations may
+ # have unexpected effects.
 -dir ./
 +dir %%VALKEY_DBDIR%%/
  
  ################################# REPLICATION #################################