diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1ae9f2e54..ebb7dd0fe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7798,7 +7798,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "$has_system_cares" = "no"; then :
 
-cares_version="1.17.1"
+cares_version="1.17.2"
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: extracting c-ares resolver library" >&5
 $as_echo "extracting c-ares resolver library" >&6; }
 cur_dir=`pwd`
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2f7bd9a97..e35133c83 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ AS_IF([test "$has_system_cares" = "no"], [
 dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW C-ARES RELEASE!
 dnl NOTE: when changing this here, ALSO change it in extras/curlinstall
 dnl       and in the comment in this file around line 400!
-cares_version="1.17.1"
+cares_version="1.17.2"
 AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting c-ares resolver library)
 cur_dir=`pwd`
 cd extras
diff --git a/extras/c-ares.tar.gz b/extras/c-ares.tar.gz
index b59d17abc..bb16c09dd 100644
Binary files a/extras/c-ares.tar.gz and b/extras/c-ares.tar.gz differ
diff --git a/extras/curlinstall b/extras/curlinstall
index 6715ed9b4..85bce4ec8 100755
--- a/extras/curlinstall
+++ b/extras/curlinstall
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ OUTF="curl-latest.tar.gz"
 OUTD="curl-latest"
 ARESPATH="`pwd`/extras/c-ares"
 UNREALDIR="`pwd`"
-CARESVERSION="1.17.1"
+CARESVERSION="1.17.2"
 LIBDIR="$1"
 
 if [ "x$1" = "x" ]; then