diff --git a/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile b/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile
index fe249bd875..18570667ce 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-pycares/Makefile
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-pycares
-PKG_VERSION:=4.5.0
+PKG_VERSION:=4.8.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=pycares
-PKG_HASH:=025b6c2ffea4e9fb8f9a097381c2fecb24aff23fbd6906e70da22ec9ba60e19d
+PKG_HASH:=2fc2ebfab960f654b3e3cf08a732486950da99393a657f8b44618ad3ed2d39c1
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE