diff --git a/network/misc/c-ares/actions.py b/network/misc/c-ares/actions.py
index f85727110a..59d17080d9 100644
--- a/network/misc/c-ares/actions.py
+++ b/network/misc/c-ares/actions.py
@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
 # Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3.
 # See the file http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
 
-from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
-from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
+from pisi.actionsapi import cmaketools
+from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
+
 def setup():
     shelltools.export("CXXFLAGS", get.CXXFLAGS().replace("-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2", ""))
     shelltools.export("CFLAGS", get.CFLAGS().replace("-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2", ""))
-    autotools.configure("--enable-shared \
-                         --disable-static")
+    cmaketools.configure()
 
 def build():
-    autotools.make()
+    cmaketools.make()
 
 def install():
-    autotools.install()
+    cmaketools.install()
 
     pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "README*", "NEWS", "CHANGES", "RELEASE-NOTES", "LICENSE.md")
diff --git a/network/misc/c-ares/pspec.xml b/network/misc/c-ares/pspec.xml
index ba4ad42854..7f2cc68f10 100644
--- a/network/misc/c-ares/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/misc/c-ares/pspec.xml
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>A C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously</Summary>
         <Description>c-ares is a C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously. c-ares is a fork of the library named 'ares', written by Greg Hudson at MIT.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="933d862f5877625003a212a7f825309af6517dea" type="targz">https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-1.17.2.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="9e2a99af58d163d084db6fcebb2165a960bdd1af" type="targz">https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-1.18.1.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
+        </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
         <Name>c-ares</Name>
         <Files>
+            <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib</Path>
-            <Path fileType="man">/usr/share/man/man3</Path>
+            <Path fileType="man">/usr/share/man</Path>
             <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc/c-ares/*</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
@@ -32,11 +36,19 @@
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/cmake</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/pkgconfig</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="7">
+            <Date>2022-10-22</Date>
+            <Version>1.18.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="6">
             <Date>2021-08-15</Date>
             <Version>1.17.2</Version>