diff --git a/shells/bash/Makefile b/shells/bash/Makefile
index f320b9b85148..4c3e2e1de1e8 100644
--- a/shells/bash/Makefile
+++ b/shells/bash/Makefile
@@ -1,131 +1,130 @@
 PORTNAME=		bash
-PATCHLEVEL=		3
+PATCHLEVEL=		8
 PORTVERSION=		5.3.${PATCHLEVEL:S/^0//g}
-PORTREVISION=		2
 CATEGORIES=		shells
 MASTER_SITES=		GNU
 DISTNAME=		${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}
 DIST_SUBDIR=		${PORTNAME}
 EXTRACT_ONLY=		${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
 
 PATCH_SITES=		GNU/${PORTNAME}/${DISTNAME}-patches/
 PATCHFILES!=		/usr/bin/jot -s " " -w \
 			${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION:R:S/.//g}-%03d \
 			${PATCHLEVEL} 1 ${PATCHLEVEL}
 
 MAINTAINER=		ehaupt@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=		GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell
 WWW=			https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
 
 LICENSE=		GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=		${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=			bison cpe iconv localbase pathfix
 CPE_VENDOR=		gnu
 GNU_CONFIGURE=		yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--without-bash-malloc \
 			--disable-rpath \
 			--enable-disabled-builtins \
 			--with-libiconv-prefix=${ICONV_PREFIX}
 
 MAKE_ARGS+=		TERMCAP_LIB=-ltinfow
 
 INFO=			bash
 PORTDOCS=		FAQ INTRO CHANGES COMPAT NEWS POSIX RBASH README \
 			bash.html bashref.html
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		FDESCFS HELP NLS STATIC SYSBASHRC \
 			SYSLOG DOCS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	HELP SYSBASHRC
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 FDESCFS_DESC=		Enable use of /dev/fd
 HELP_DESC=		Enable builtin help
 SYSBASHRC_DESC=		Enable system-wide rc files
 
 FDESCFS_CONFIGURE_ENV_OFF=	bash_cv_dev_fd=absent
 FDESCFS_SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 HELP_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	help-builtin
 NLS_USES=		gettext
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	nls
 
 # Needs readline 8.3
 # See: 288208, 288207
 #PORTS_READLINE_BUILD_DEPENDS=	readline>=8.2:devel/readline
 #PORTS_READLINE_USES=	readline
 #PORTS_READLINE_CONFIGURE_WITH=	installed-readline
 
 .if empty(PKGNAMESUFFIX)
 CONFLICTS+=	bash-static
 .else
 CONFLICTS+=	bash
 .endif
 CONFLICTS+=	bashc
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSTATIC} || defined(NO_DYNAMICROOT) || (defined(NOSHARED) && ${NOSHARED:tl} != "no")
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-static-link
 LLD_UNSAFE=		yes
 .else
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-static-link
 # Bash symbols must be exported in order to link runtime plugins, i.e.,
 # "enable -f". (Plugins are not supported for bash-static.)
 LDFLAGS+=		-Wl,-export-dynamic
 .endif
 STANDARD_PATH=		/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 CPPFLAGS+=		-DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='\"${STANDARD_PATH}:${LOCALBASE}/sbin:${LOCALBASE}/bin\"' \
 			-DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='\"${STANDARD_PATH}\"'
 
 post-patch:
 # Ensure y.tab.c is regenerated
 	${TOUCH} ${WRKSRC}/parse.y
 	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/y.tab.c
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|g" -e "s|%%LOCALBASE%%|${LOCALBASE}|g" \
 		-e "s|\(/etc/profile\)|${PREFIX}\1|g" \
 		${WRKSRC}/doc/bash.1
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSYSLOG}
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 	    -e "s|/\*.*#define SYSLOG_HISTORY .*\*/|#define SYSLOG_HISTORY|g" \
 	    -e "s|/\*.*#define SYSLOG_SHOPT .*\*/|#define SYSLOG_SHOPT 1|g" \
 	    ${WRKSRC}/config-top.h
 .endif
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|\(/etc/profile\)|${LOCALBASE}\1|" \
 		${WRKSRC}/pathnames.h.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|/etc/[iI]nputrc|${LOCALBASE}/etc/inputrc|g" \
 		${WRKSRC}/doc/*.info ${WRKSRC}/doc/*.html ${WRKSRC}/doc/*.1 \
 		${WRKSRC}/lib/readline/rlconf.h
 
 post-patch-SYSBASHRC-on:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e "s|.*\(#define SYS_BASH.*\)\(/etc/.*\"\).*|\1${PREFIX}\2|" \
 		${WRKSRC}/config-top.h
 
 pre-build:
 	@${ECHO_CMD} $$((${PORTREVISION}-1)) > ${WRKSRC}/.build
 
 post-install:
 	${LN} -sf bash ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/rbash
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/FAQ \
 		${WRKSRC}/doc/INTRO ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	for d in ${PORTDOCS:NFAQ:NINTRO:N*html}; do \
 		${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/$${d} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}; \
 	done
 
 regress: build
 	cd ${WRKSRC}; ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE} ${MAKE_ARGS} test
 
 ckp:
 	${MAKE} -DPATCH_DEBUG clean patch
 
 # requires ftp/ncftp3
 cklatest:
 	@${ECHO} -n "Currently at: "
 	@${MAKE} -V PATCHLEVEL
 	-ncftpls \
 		${PATCH_SITES:Mftp*:Ox:[1]} \
 		| fgrep -v .sig | ${SORT} | ${TAIL}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/shells/bash/distinfo b/shells/bash/distinfo
index 50b14eff7431..6a8312891039 100644
--- a/shells/bash/distinfo
+++ b/shells/bash/distinfo
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1754037176
+TIMESTAMP = 1764230381
 SHA256 (bash/bash-5.3.tar.gz) = 0d5cd86965f869a26cf64f4b71be7b96f90a3ba8b3d74e27e8e9d9d5550f31ba
 SIZE (bash/bash-5.3.tar.gz) = 11355854
 SHA256 (bash/bash53-001) = 1f608434364af86b9b45c8b0ea3fb3b165fb830d27697e6cdfc7ac17dee3287f
 SIZE (bash/bash53-001) = 1531
 SHA256 (bash/bash53-002) = e385548a00130765ec7938a56fbdca52447ab41fabc95a25f19ade527e282001
 SIZE (bash/bash53-002) = 2635
 SHA256 (bash/bash53-003) = f245d9c7dc3f5a20d84b53d249334747940936f09dc97e1dcb89fc3ab37d60ed
 SIZE (bash/bash53-003) = 2683
+SHA256 (bash/bash53-004) = 9591d245045529f32f0812f94180b9d9ce9023f5a765c039b852e5dfc99747d0
+SIZE (bash/bash53-004) = 1266
+SHA256 (bash/bash53-005) = cca1ef52dbbf433bc98e33269b64b2c814028efe2538be1e2c9a377da90bc99d
+SIZE (bash/bash53-005) = 1072
+SHA256 (bash/bash53-006) = 29119addefed8eff91ae37fd51822c31780ee30d4a28376e96002706c995ff10
+SIZE (bash/bash53-006) = 1346
+SHA256 (bash/bash53-007) = c0976bbfffa1453c7cfdd62058f206a318568ff2d690f5d4fa048793fa3eb299
+SIZE (bash/bash53-007) = 1437
+SHA256 (bash/bash53-008) = 097cd723cbfb8907674ac32214063a3fd85282657ec5b4e544d2c0f719653fb4
+SIZE (bash/bash53-008) = 5717