diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index 3d24a8f8394..77af2d8893c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
-version=1.20.1
+version=1.21.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 checkdepends="iana-etc"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://c-ares.haxx.se/"
 changelog="https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html"
 distfiles="https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=de24a314844cb157909730828560628704f4f896d167dd7da0fa2fb93ea18b10
+checksum=cd7aa3af1d3ee780d6437039a7ddb7f1ec029f9c4f7aabb0197e384eb5bc2f2d
 make_check=ci-skip # segfaults only on CI
 
 post_install() {