diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 618ecace1ae2..924d197a7c9e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     the next smaller bin in its larger bin, which efree_size() then freed
     into the wrong one. (Marc Bennewitz)
 
+- Curl:
+  . Bumped required libcurl version to 7.61.1. (GrahamCampbell)
+
 - Opcache:
   . Fixed bug GH-17626 (JIT corrupts an opline handler when blacklisting a
     root trace at the opcache.jit_max_root_traces limit, causing spurious
diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
index d426f960abea..8a23fd29fa49 100644
--- a/UPGRADING
+++ b/UPGRADING
@@ -949,6 +949,9 @@ PHP 8.6 UPGRADE NOTES
 9. Other Changes to Extensions
 ========================================
 
+- Curl:
+  . The Curl extension now requires at least libcurl 7.61.1.
+
 - Fileinfo:
   . Upgraded to file 5.48.
     Custom compiled magic databases from older file versions must be regenerated.
diff --git a/ext/curl/config.m4 b/ext/curl/config.m4
index 5f424bebbc2e..21dc19f9062e 100644
--- a/ext/curl/config.m4
+++ b/ext/curl/config.m4
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PHP_ARG_WITH([curl],
     [Include cURL support])])
 
 if test "$PHP_CURL" != "no"; then
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CURL], [libcurl >= 7.61.0])
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CURL], [libcurl >= 7.61.1])
   PKG_CHECK_VAR([CURL_FEATURES], [libcurl], [supported_features])
 
   PHP_EVAL_LIBLINE([$CURL_LIBS], [CURL_SHARED_LIBADD])
diff --git a/ext/curl/sync-constants.php b/ext/curl/sync-constants.php
index e24c773a5209..1522b038ea4d 100755
--- a/ext/curl/sync-constants.php
+++ b/ext/curl/sync-constants.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 const SOURCE_FILE = __DIR__ . '/curl_arginfo.h';
 
-const MIN_SUPPORTED_CURL_VERSION = '7.61.0';
+const MIN_SUPPORTED_CURL_VERSION = '7.61.1';
 
 const IGNORED_CURL_CONSTANTS = [
     'CURLOPT_PROGRESSDATA',