diff --git a/libs/c-ares/Makefile b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
index ec822f5e0..2f4890f2c 100644
--- a/libs/c-ares/Makefile
+++ b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=c-ares
-PKG_VERSION:=1.11.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.12.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://c-ares.haxx.se/download
-PKG_MD5SUM:=d5c6d522cfc54bb6f215a0b7912d46be
+PKG_HASH:=8692f9403cdcdf936130e045c84021665118ee9bfea905d1a76f04d4e6f365fb
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ define Package/libcares
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Library for asyncronous DNS Requests (including name resolves)
   URL:=http://c-ares.haxx.se/
-  MAINTAINER:=Karl Palsson <karlp@remake.is>
+  MAINTAINER:=Karl Palsson <karlp@etactica.com>
 endef
 
 define Package/libcares/description