diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index 466b734d6..6cfb35506 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -2685,6 +2685,7 @@
   },
   "pv": {
     "versions": [
+      "1.8.9-1",
       "1.8.5-1"
     ]
   },
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/meson.build
index aee373e7e..a36cf3e4e 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'pv',
   'c',
-  version: '1.8.5',
+  version: '1.8.9',
   meson_version: '>=0.59.0',
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ foreach _spec : [
   ['sys/param.h'],
   ['sys/select.h', 'select'],
   ['sys/shm.h', 'shmget'],
-  ['sys/time.h'],
+  ['sys/time.h', 'setitimer'],
   ['termios.h'],
   ['time.h', 'clock_gettime nanosleep'],
   ['unistd.h', 'alarm dup2 fdatasync fpathconf getcwd getopt sysconf'],
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/src/include/config.h.meson b/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/src/include/config.h.meson
index 2ca18ca09..9d0032e2d 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/src/include/config.h.meson
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/pv/src/include/config.h.meson
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `posix_memalign' function. */
 #mesondefine HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `setitimer' function. */
+#mesondefine HAVE_SETITIMER
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `splice' function. */
 #mesondefine HAVE_SPLICE
 
diff --git a/subprojects/pv.wrap b/subprojects/pv.wrap
index 13a4b80ec..be17dac87 100644
--- a/subprojects/pv.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/pv.wrap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = pv-1.8.5
-source_url = https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/releases/download/v1.8.5/pv-1.8.5.tar.gz
-source_hash = d22948d06be06a5be37336318de540a2215be10ab0163f8cd23a20149647b780
-source_filename = pv-1.8.5.tar.gz
+directory = pv-1.8.9
+source_url = https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv/releases/download/v1.8.9/pv-1.8.9.tar.gz
+source_hash = a0789d8f8c5a08faf370b5a07d1d936aeff9504a4f49da76d4164797ac4606e6
+source_filename = pv-1.8.9.tar.gz
 patch_directory = pv
 
 [provide]