diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.30.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.31.0.bb
similarity index 89%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.30.0.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.31.0.bb
index 40dc5b09ba..98f6dbb632 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.30.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/c-ares/c-ares_1.31.0.bb
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE.md;md5=2047e36c793a8e9c3d3f4b66f8934a19"
 
-SRC_URI = "https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/download/v1.30.0/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.gz \
+SRC_URI = "https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/download/v1.31.0/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.gz \
            file://run-ptest"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "4fea312112021bcef081203b1ea020109842feb58cd8a36a3d3f7e0d8bc1138c"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "0167a33dba96ca8de29f3f598b1e6cabe531799269fd63d0153aa0e6f5efeabd"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ?= "${@bb.utils.contains('PTEST_ENABLED', '1', 'tests', '', d)}"
 PACKAGECONFIG[manpages] = ""