diff --git a/external/mne/fiff_read_meas_info.m b/external/mne/fiff_read_meas_info.m
index 6c589459..72d61626 100644
--- a/external/mne/fiff_read_meas_info.m
+++ b/external/mne/fiff_read_meas_info.m
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 %   License : BSD 3-clause
 %
 %
+%   Revision 1.15  2025/06/30 10:10:30 
+%   Improved to handle string type digitization, especially in the new FIFF
+%   data by MEGIN
+%   
 %   Revision 1.14  2009/03/31 01:12:30  msh
 %   Improved ID handling
 %
@@ -214,6 +218,22 @@
             p = p + 1;
             tag = fiff_read_tag(fid,pos);
             dig(p) = tag.data;
+        elseif kind == FIFF.FIFF_DIG_STRING % added to address updated FIFF format (2024-25)
+            tag = fiff_read_tag(fid,pos);
+            if length(tag.data.r)>3
+                assert(mod(length(tag.data.r), 3) == 0,...
+                    'length of vector tag.data.r must be 3*(no. of points in a string)')
+                rr = reshape(tag.data.r, 3, []);
+                for pp = 1:(length(tag.data.r)/3)
+                    p = p + 1;
+                    tag_data_pp   = tag.data;
+                    tag_data_pp.r = rr(:,pp);
+                    dig(p) = tag_data_pp;
+                end
+            else
+                p = p + 1;
+                dig(p) = tag.data;
+            end
         else
             if kind == FIFF.FIFF_MNE_COORD_FRAME
                 tag = fiff_read_tag(fid,pos);
diff --git a/external/mne/fiff_read_tag.m b/external/mne/fiff_read_tag.m
index 52ba1d52..3a530a83 100644
--- a/external/mne/fiff_read_tag.m
+++ b/external/mne/fiff_read_tag.m
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 %   License : BSD 3-clause
 %
 %
+%   Revision 1.17  2025/06/30 10:10:30 
+%   Added to read string type digitization, especially in the new FIFF
+%   data by MEGIN
+%
 %   Revision 1.16  2008/11/17 15:07:00  msh
 %   Added reading of short, unsigned short, and unsigned int data
 %
@@ -278,6 +282,12 @@
                 tag.data.ident   = fread(fid,1,'int32=>int32');
                 tag.data.r       = fread(fid,3,'single=>single');
                 tag.data.coord_frame = 0;
+            case FIFF.FIFFT_DIG_STRING_STRUCT
+                tag.data.kind    = fread(fid,1,'int32=>int32');
+                tag.data.ident   = fread(fid,1,'int32=>int32');
+                npts             = fread(fid,1,'int32=>int32');
+                tag.data.r       = fread(fid,npts*3,'single=>single');
+                tag.data.coord_frame = 0;
             case FIFF.FIFFT_COORD_TRANS_STRUCT
                 tag.data.from = fread(fid,1,'int32=>int32');
                 tag.data.to   = fread(fid,1,'int32=>int32');