diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index 8c46e4c4c85..c019d4801dc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
-version=1.30.0
+version=1.31.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 checkdepends="iana-etc"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://c-ares.org/"
 changelog="https://c-ares.org/changelog.html"
 distfiles="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/download/v${version}/c-ares-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4fea312112021bcef081203b1ea020109842feb58cd8a36a3d3f7e0d8bc1138c
+checksum=0167a33dba96ca8de29f3f598b1e6cabe531799269fd63d0153aa0e6f5efeabd
 make_check=ci-skip # segfaults only on CI
 
 post_install() {