diff --git a/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/Makefile b/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/Makefile
index f02cadc31855..87fbe2694956 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/Makefile
+++ b/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	libpqxx
-PORTVERSION=	7.8.1
+PORTVERSION=	7.9.0
 CATEGORIES=	databases
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	postgresql-
 DIST_SUBDIR=	postgresql
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	jtv
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
-SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/tools/splitconfig
+SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/tools/splitconfig.py
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION:R}
 
diff --git a/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/distinfo b/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/distinfo
index 81123014a529..2b5756aafc64 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/distinfo
+++ b/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1691350802
-SHA256 (postgresql/jtv-libpqxx-7.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 0f4c0762de45a415c9fd7357ce508666fa88b9a4a463f5fb76c235bc80dd6a84
-SIZE (postgresql/jtv-libpqxx-7.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 776338
+TIMESTAMP = 1708424380
+SHA256 (postgresql/jtv-libpqxx-7.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = a1fafd5f6455f6c66241fca1f35f5cb603251580b99f9a0cf1b5d0a586006f16
+SIZE (postgresql/jtv-libpqxx-7.9.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 787113
diff --git a/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/pkg-plist b/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/pkg-plist
index e543c49d0dcd..578af99171d9 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/pkg-plist
+++ b/databases/postgresql-libpqxx/pkg-plist
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ include/pqxx/internal/array-composite.hxx
 include/pqxx/internal/callgate.hxx
 include/pqxx/internal/concat.hxx
 include/pqxx/internal/conversions.hxx
-include/pqxx/internal/cxx-features.hxx
 include/pqxx/internal/encoding_group.hxx
 include/pqxx/internal/encodings.hxx
 include/pqxx/internal/gates/connection-errorhandler.hxx