diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/CMakeLists.txt.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/CMakeLists.txt.mustache
index 89fa9fa53fd3..b848fa044948 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/CMakeLists.txt.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/CMakeLists.txt.mustache
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if(VALGRIND)
 	set(VALGRIND_LIST "")
 endif()
 
-find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+find_package(CURL 7.61.1 REQUIRED)
 if(CURL_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	set(PLATFORM_LIBRARIES ${PLATFORM_LIBRARIES} ${CURL_LIBRARIES} )
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/README.md.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/README.md.mustache
index 01b474a31b48..74780db2f6b0 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/README.md.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/C-libcurl/README.md.mustache
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ For more information, please visit [{{{infoUrl}}}]({{{infoUrl}}})
 {{/infoUrl}}
 
 ## Installation
-You'll need the `curl 7.61` package in order to build the API. To have code formatted nicely you also need to have uncrustify version 0.67.
+You'll need the `curl 7.61.1` package in order to build the API. To have code formatted nicely you also need to have uncrustify version 0.67.
 
 ### Prerequisites
-Install the `curl 7.61` package with the following command on Linux.
+Install the `curl 7.61.1` package with the following command on Linux.
 ```bash
 sudo apt remove curl
-wget http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-7.60.0.tar.gz
-tar -xvf curl-7.61.0.tar.gz
-cd curl-7.61.0/
+wget http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-7.61.1.tar.gz
+tar -xvf curl-7.61.1.tar.gz
+cd curl-7.61.1/
 ./configure
 make
 sudo make install
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/c/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/client/petstore/c/CMakeLists.txt
index 89fa9fa53fd3..b848fa044948 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if(VALGRIND)
 	set(VALGRIND_LIST "")
 endif()
 
-find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+find_package(CURL 7.61.1 REQUIRED)
 if(CURL_FOUND)
 	include_directories(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	set(PLATFORM_LIBRARIES ${PLATFORM_LIBRARIES} ${CURL_LIBRARIES} )
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/c/README.md b/samples/client/petstore/c/README.md
index 86dc201b3eb2..8269710af948 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/c/README.md
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/c/README.md
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ This API client was generated by the [OpenAPI Generator](https://openapi-generat
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.CLibcurlClientCodegen
 
 ## Installation
-You'll need the `curl 7.61` package in order to build the API. To have code formatted nicely you also need to have uncrustify version 0.67.
+You'll need the `curl 7.61.1` package in order to build the API. To have code formatted nicely you also need to have uncrustify version 0.67.
 
 ### Prerequisites
-Install the `curl 7.61` package with the following command on Linux.
+Install the `curl 7.61.1` package with the following command on Linux.
 ```bash
 sudo apt remove curl
-wget http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-7.60.0.tar.gz
-tar -xvf curl-7.61.0.tar.gz
-cd curl-7.61.0/
+wget http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-7.61.1.tar.gz
+tar -xvf curl-7.61.1.tar.gz
+cd curl-7.61.1/
 ./configure
 make
 sudo make install