diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pycares/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pycares/template
index ed82808bada..21355c3b62e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pycares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pycares/template
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-pycares'
 pkgname=python3-pycares
-version=2.3.0
-revision=3
+version=3.1.1
+revision=1
 wrksrc="pycares-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="pycares"
 # using bundled c-ares which is patched for TTL support
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
 short_desc="Python interface for c-ares"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-homepage="https://github.com/saghul/pycares"
 license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/saghul/pycares"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pycares/pycares-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=36f4c03df57c41a87eb3d642201684eb5a8bc194f4bafaa9f60ee6dc0aef8e40
+checksum=18dfd4fd300f570d6c4536c1d987b7b7673b2a9d14346592c5d6ed716df0d104
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE