diff --git a/lang/perl5-devel/Makefile b/lang/perl5-devel/Makefile
index f0ac88322d9d..b67dbe2af3f4 100644
--- a/lang/perl5-devel/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5-devel/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	perl5.*-*
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	Perl
 GH_PROJECT=	perl5
-GH_TAGNAME=	v5.23.1-168-gd570e6e
+GH_TAGNAME=	v5.23.1-188-gd29663d
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DEBUG GDBM PERL_64BITINT PTHREAD \
 		MULTIPLICITY SITECUSTOMIZE
diff --git a/lang/perl5-devel/distinfo b/lang/perl5-devel/distinfo
index 8eb80fa00bcb..63c8b44b759c 100644
--- a/lang/perl5-devel/distinfo
+++ b/lang/perl5-devel/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (perl/perl-5.23.1-168_GH0.tar.gz) = eec3ee3e529bac579fe0258e571d623f59f2ef9f1819a1f7921060da61771a36
-SIZE (perl/perl-5.23.1-168_GH0.tar.gz) = 17507663
+SHA256 (perl/perl-5.23.1-188_GH0.tar.gz) = a849cdba435526e8dd50ddfa0f10da08f78ae3f58501f49e9855cb52b23bd4ab
+SIZE (perl/perl-5.23.1-188_GH0.tar.gz) = 17510264