diff --git a/pyscf/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/pyscf/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 300f2539b4..e31e3063bf 100644
--- a/pyscf/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pyscf/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ if(ENABLE_LIBXC AND BUILD_LIBXC)
   ExternalProject_Add(libxc
     #GIT_REPOSITORY https://gitlab.com/libxc/libxc.git
     #GIT_TAG master
-    URL https://gitlab.com/libxc/libxc/-/archive/6.0.0/libxc-6.0.0.tar.gz
+    URL https://gitlab.com/libxc/libxc/-/archive/6.1.0/libxc-6.1.0.tar.gz
     PREFIX ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/deps
     INSTALL_DIR ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps
     CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1