diff --git a/libs/c-ares/Makefile b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
index f4a2a94147..7f256839e5 100644
--- a/libs/c-ares/Makefile
+++ b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=c-ares
-PKG_VERSION:=1.27.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.28.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://c-ares.org/download
-PKG_HASH:=0a72be66959955c43e2af2fbd03418e82a2bd5464604ec9a62147e37aceb420b
+PKG_HASH:=675a69fc54ddbf42e6830bc671eeb6cd89eeca43828eb413243fd2c0a760809d
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE.md