diff --git a/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile b/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile
index c3516f73f4..f16e2b1e38 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-pycares
-PKG_VERSION:=4.3.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=4.4.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=pycares
-PKG_HASH:=c542696f6dac978e9d99192384745a65f80a7d9450501151e4a7563e06010d45
+PKG_HASH:=f47579d508f2f56eddd16ce72045782ad3b1b3b678098699e2b6a1b30733e1c2
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE