diff --git a/component/openssl/buildout.cfg b/component/openssl/buildout.cfg
index 1803c8d0b038cd7c5a2c2820e8e563386b8391f7..6af4eb75d1f9a4f56c98d65eb15d0a3b3edcc4dd 100644
--- a/component/openssl/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/openssl/buildout.cfg
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ download-only = true
 
 [openssl]
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
-url = https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1a.tar.gz
-md5sum = a0104320c0997cd33e18b8ea798609d1
+url = https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1c.tar.gz
+md5sum = ae412727c8c15b67880aef7bd2999b2e
 patches =
   ${openssl-nodoc.patch:location}/${openssl-nodoc.patch:filename}
   ${openssl-exlibs.patch:location}/${openssl-exlibs.patch:filename}