diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index 2bfeb567efb..aa40386decd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
-version=1.15.0
+version=1.16.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://c-ares.haxx.se/"
 distfiles="https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6cdb97871f2930530c97deb7cf5c8fa4be5a0b02c7cea6e7c7667672a39d6852
+checksum=de058ad7c128156e2db6dc98b8a359924d6f210a1b99dd36ba15c8f839a83a89
 
 pre_configure() {
 	case "$CFLAGS" in