diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index 43fd2641e28..7ffd646a50a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
-version=1.27.0
+version=1.28.1
 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=0a72be66959955c43e2af2fbd03418e82a2bd5464604ec9a62147e37aceb420b
+checksum=675a69fc54ddbf42e6830bc671eeb6cd89eeca43828eb413243fd2c0a760809d
 make_check=ci-skip # segfaults only on CI
 
 post_install() {