diff --git a/make/target-libs.mk b/make/target-libs.mk
index af55a14e..f13f5f5f 100644
--- a/make/target-libs.mk
+++ b/make/target-libs.mk
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ giflib: $(DL_DIR)/$(GIFLIB_SOURCE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-LIBCURL_VER    = 7.71.1
+LIBCURL_VER    = 7.73.0
 LIBCURL_DIR    = curl-$(LIBCURL_VER)
 LIBCURL_SOURCE = curl-$(LIBCURL_VER).tar.bz2
 LIBCURL_SITE   = https://curl.haxx.se/download