diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index 319eab6ee0f..0989afc36a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
-version=1.23.0
+version=1.25.0
 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=cb614ecf78b477d35963ebffcf486fc9d55cc3d3216f00700e71b7d4868f79f5
+checksum=71832b93a48f5ff579c505f4869120c14e57b783275367207f1a98314aa724e5
 make_check=ci-skip # segfaults only on CI
 
 post_install() {