diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares-utils b/srcpkgs/c-ares-utils
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..80dbece4209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares-utils
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+c-ares
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
index e60de7e93fc..d59377357fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/c-ares/template
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
 # Template file for 'c-ares'
 pkgname=c-ares
-version=1.18.1
+version=1.19.0
 revision=1
-build_style=gnu-configure
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="
+ -DCARES_STATIC=ON
+ -DCARES_SHARED=ON"
 checkdepends="iana-etc"
-short_desc="C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+short_desc="Library for asynchronous DNS requests"
+maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://c-ares.haxx.se/"
 changelog="https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html"
 distfiles="${homepage}/download/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1a7d52a8a84a9fbffb1be9133c0f6e17217d91ea5a6fa61f6b4729cda78ebbcf
+checksum=bfceba37e23fd531293829002cac0401ef49a6dc55923f7f92236585b7ad1dd3
 make_check=ci-skip # segfaults only on CI
 
-pre_configure() {
-	export CFLAGS=${CFLAGS/-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=?/}
-	export CPPFLAGS+=" -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
-	export CFLAGS=${CFLAGS/-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}\/usr\/include/}
-}
+if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" -DCARES_BUILD_TESTS=ON"
+else
+	configure_args+=" -DCARES_BUILD_TESTS=OFF"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md LICENSE
@@ -25,11 +28,21 @@ post_install() {
 
 c-ares-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
-		vmove usr/lib/*.a
-		vmove usr/lib/*.so
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
-		vmove usr/share/man
+		vmove usr/lib/cmake
+		vmove usr/share/man/man3
+	}
+}
+
+c-ares-utils_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - utilities"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/bin
+		vmove usr/share/man/man1
 	}
 }