diff --git a/dns/c-ares/Makefile b/dns/c-ares/Makefile
index 2783fb31e994..2d7297eef9a5 100644
--- a/dns/c-ares/Makefile
+++ b/dns/c-ares/Makefile
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	c-ares
-DISTVERSION=	1.20.1
+DISTVERSION=	1.21.0
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/releases/download/cares-${DISTVERSION:S/./_/g}/ \
 		https://c-ares.org/download/
 
 MAINTAINER=	zi@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Asynchronous DNS resolver library
 WWW=		https://c-ares.haxx.se/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang pathfix
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CONFLICTS=	py*-ripe.atlas.tools
 
 CMAKE_ARGS=		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR:PATH=${MANPREFIX}/man
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		TEST
 
 TEST_USES=		compiler:c++14-lang localbase:ldflags
 TEST_BUILD_DEPENDS=	googletest>0:devel/googletest
 TEST_TEST_TARGET=	test
 TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	CARES_BUILD_TESTS
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|ares-test-live.cc||g' \
 		${PATCH_WRKSRC}/test/Makefile.inc
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/c-ares/distinfo b/dns/c-ares/distinfo
index 9e7d6a5b32a3..34ca31ba271c 100644
--- a/dns/c-ares/distinfo
+++ b/dns/c-ares/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1696801752
-SHA256 (c-ares-1.20.1.tar.gz) = de24a314844cb157909730828560628704f4f896d167dd7da0fa2fb93ea18b10
-SIZE (c-ares-1.20.1.tar.gz) = 1599175
+TIMESTAMP = 1698422709
+SHA256 (c-ares-1.21.0.tar.gz) = cd7aa3af1d3ee780d6437039a7ddb7f1ec029f9c4f7aabb0197e384eb5bc2f2d
+SIZE (c-ares-1.21.0.tar.gz) = 1623742
diff --git a/dns/c-ares/pkg-plist b/dns/c-ares/pkg-plist
index 1eda232570c7..7a812737909a 100644
--- a/dns/c-ares/pkg-plist
+++ b/dns/c-ares/pkg-plist
@@ -1,77 +1,77 @@
 bin/adig
 bin/ahost
 include/ares.h
 include/ares_build.h
 include/ares_dns.h
 include/ares_nameser.h
 include/ares_rules.h
 include/ares_version.h
 lib/cmake/c-ares/c-ares-config-version.cmake
 lib/cmake/c-ares/c-ares-config.cmake
 lib/cmake/c-ares/c-ares-targets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/c-ares/c-ares-targets.cmake
 lib/libcares.so
 lib/libcares.so.2
-lib/libcares.so.2.7.1
+lib/libcares.so.2.7.2
 libdata/pkgconfig/libcares.pc
 man/man1/adig.1.gz
 man/man1/ahost.1.gz
 man/man3/ares_cancel.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_create_query.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_destroy.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_destroy_options.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_dup.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_expand_name.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_expand_string.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_fds.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_free_data.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_free_hostent.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_free_string.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_freeaddrinfo.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_get_servers.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_get_servers_ports.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_getaddrinfo.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_gethostbyaddr.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_gethostbyname.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_gethostbyname_file.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_getnameinfo.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_getsock.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_inet_ntop.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_inet_pton.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_init.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_init_options.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_library_cleanup.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_library_init.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_library_init_android.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_library_initialized.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_mkquery.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_a_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_aaaa_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_caa_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_mx_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_naptr_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_ns_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_ptr_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_soa_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_srv_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_txt_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_parse_uri_reply.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_process.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_query.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_save_options.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_search.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_send.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_local_dev.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_local_ip4.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_local_ip6.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_servers.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_servers_csv.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_servers_ports.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_servers_ports_csv.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_socket_callback.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_socket_configure_callback.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_socket_functions.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_set_sortlist.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_strerror.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_timeout.3.gz
 man/man3/ares_version.3.gz