diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.17.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.18.1.bb
similarity index 91%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.17.2.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.18.1.bb
index 80d711a36f..6e0d0fc38f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.17.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.18.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=fb997454c8d62aa6a47f07a8cd48b006"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/c-ares/c-ares.git;branch=main;protocol=https"
-SRCREV = "6654436a307a5a686b008c1d4c93b0085da6e6d8"
+SRCREV = "2aa086f822aad5017a6f2061ef656f237a62d0ed"
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "cares-(?P<pver>\d+_(\d_?)+)"