diff --git a/packages/c-ares/pkgbuild.py b/packages/c-ares/pkgbuild.py
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/c-ares/pkgbuild.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from lib import cpp
+from lib.make import *
+
+version("1.34.6")
+source_url(
+    "https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/download/v1.34.6/c-ares-1.34.6.tar.gz"
+)
+
+
+def build():
+    cpp.configure(
+        [
+            "--prefix=/",
+            f"--libdir={get_prefix('libcares')}/lib",
+            f"--includedir={get_prefix('libcares-dev')}/include",
+        ]
+    )
+    cpp.make()
+    cpp.make_install()
+
+
+on_build(build)
+
+package("libcares")
+dep("semi-libc @same-arch")
+cpp.use_auto_pack(["lib"])
+
+package("libcares-dev")
+dep("libcares (same)")
+cpp.use_auto_pack(["dev"])