diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index a4538e3f1e5..3d24a8f8394 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
-version=1.19.1
+version=1.20.1
 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=321700399b72ed0e037d0074c629e7741f6b2ec2dda92956abe3e9671d3e268e
+checksum=de24a314844cb157909730828560628704f4f896d167dd7da0fa2fb93ea18b10
 make_check=ci-skip # segfaults only on CI
 
 post_install() {