diff --git a/net-p2p/mkbrr/Makefile b/net-p2p/mkbrr/Makefile
index 179e34e58924..d40c98bfee94 100644
--- a/net-p2p/mkbrr/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/mkbrr/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	mkbrr
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.7.0
+DISTVERSION=	1.8.1
 CATEGORIES=	net-p2p
 
 MAINTAINER=	diizzy@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Commmand-line utility to create, modify and inspect torrent files written in Go
 WWW=		https://github.com/autobrr/mkbrr
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		go:1.23,modules
 
 CGO_ENABLED=	0
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/autobrr/${PORTNAME}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/mkbrr
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%DISTVERSION%%|${DISTVERSION}|g' \
 	    ${PATCH_WRKSRC}/main.go
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|%%BUILDTIME%%|${CONFIGURE_TARGET}|g' \
 	    ${PATCH_WRKSRC}/main.go
 	${RM} ${PATCH_WRKSRC}/cmd/update.go
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-p2p/mkbrr/distinfo b/net-p2p/mkbrr/distinfo
index 2cf6438b1701..22d31205f9cf 100644
--- a/net-p2p/mkbrr/distinfo
+++ b/net-p2p/mkbrr/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1743809103
-SHA256 (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.7.0/v1.7.0.mod) = b5b40078e032351e3bea70f7945b0baf128c233d7518a68335f843a5d557b633
-SIZE (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.7.0/v1.7.0.mod) = 2201
-SHA256 (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.7.0/v1.7.0.zip) = e03a000db4e03d6846997784e80e1e5a375a7c74c2e31f9b5410380e2566efd8
-SIZE (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.7.0/v1.7.0.zip) = 324460
+TIMESTAMP = 1744838067
+SHA256 (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.8.1/v1.8.1.mod) = b5b40078e032351e3bea70f7945b0baf128c233d7518a68335f843a5d557b633
+SIZE (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.8.1/v1.8.1.mod) = 2201
+SHA256 (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.8.1/v1.8.1.zip) = b9135f1e101c054d2a8e96c7118faf5c9770a43b266656a4baba2b6592855a6f
+SIZE (go/net-p2p_mkbrr/mkbrr-v1.8.1/v1.8.1.zip) = 339466
diff --git a/net-p2p/mkbrr/files/patch-cmd_root.go b/net-p2p/mkbrr/files/patch-cmd_root.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9bd59a0618c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-p2p/mkbrr/files/patch-cmd_root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- cmd/root.go.orig	2025-04-16 21:16:09 UTC
++++ cmd/root.go
+@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func init() {
+ 	rootCmd.AddCommand(checkCmd)
+ 	rootCmd.AddCommand(inspectCmd)
+ 	rootCmd.AddCommand(modifyCmd)
+-	rootCmd.AddCommand(updateCmd)
+ 	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
+ }
+