diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.20.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.21.0.bb
similarity index 91%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.20.1.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.21.0.bb
index 85379dc40d..d334e111c7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.20.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.21.0.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=fdbc58a6da11a9f68aa73c453818decc"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/c-ares/c-ares.git;branch=main;protocol=https"
-SRCREV = "e8fe27eaa841ed32a4f82bef7a72c4e04e7f86a7"
+SRCREV = "71f8e16e5091952c60fb72b2d990db7724c3e8f5"
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "cares-(?P<pver>\d+_(\d_?)+)"