diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.15.0.recipe b/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.17.1.recipe
similarity index 92%
rename from net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.15.0.recipe
rename to net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.17.1.recipe
index 162c42293..c5093cf24 100644
--- a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.15.0.recipe
+++ b/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.17.1.recipe
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ COPYRIGHT="2004-2018 by Daniel Stenberg et al
 LICENSE="MIT"
 REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="6cdb97871f2930530c97deb7cf5c8fa4be5a0b02c7cea6e7c7667672a39d6852"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="d73dd0f6de824afd407ce10750ea081af47eba52b8a6cb307d220131ad93fc40"
 SOURCE_DIR="c-ares-$portVersion"
 PATCHES="c_ares-$portVersion.patchset"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86"
 
-libVersion="2.3.0"
+libVersion="2.4.2"
 libVersionCompat="$libVersion compat >= ${libVersion%%.*}"
 
 PROVIDES="
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ INSTALL()
 		"$manDir/man3"
 
 	install -d -m 755 $binDir
-	install -m 755 -t $binDir acountry adig ahost
+	install -m 755 -t $binDir src/tools/acountry src/tools/adig src/tools/ahost
 }
diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.15.0.patchset b/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.17.1.patchset
similarity index 83%
rename from net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.15.0.patchset
rename to net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.17.1.patchset
index cb06b877b..8af212f28 100644
--- a/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.15.0.patchset
+++ b/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.17.1.patchset
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 13:06:38 +0200
 Subject: applying patch c_ares-1.10.0.patch
 
 
-diff --git a/ares.h b/ares.h
+diff --git a/include/ares.h b/include/ares.h
 index 65a82cb..6e19217 100644
---- a/ares.h
-+++ b/ares.h
+--- a/include/ares.h
++++ b/include/ares.h
 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  #if defined(_AIX) || defined(__NOVELL_LIBC__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || \
      defined(__minix) || defined(__SYMBIAN32__) || defined(__INTEGRITY) || \
@@ -21,17 +21,19 @@ index 65a82cb..6e19217 100644
 2.16.4
 
 
-From 73fb52f311d7b2811b607c6c3f9ed8ac823cdb62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+
+
+From 460d373c1cf4bdfcbc7c74833e94d473d89bc0a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Chris Roberts <cpr420@gmail.com>
 Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 13:07:28 +0200
 Subject: Search for libnetwork
 
 
 diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 856cede..5e859f0 100644
+index 4516796..5f43e1c 100644
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(gethostbyname,
+@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(gethostbyname,
  
  if test "$HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME" != "1"
  then
@@ -46,5 +48,5 @@ index 856cede..5e859f0 100644
  fi
  
 -- 
-2.16.4
+2.30.0