diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb
index b77604797d..692a5f0d6e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.16.1.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=fb997454c8d62aa6a47f07a8cd48b006"
 
-PV = "1.16.0+gitr${SRCPV}"
+PV = "1.16.1+gitr${SRCPV}"
 
 SRC_URI = "\
     git://github.com/c-ares/c-ares.git;branch=main;protocol=https \