diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/4563.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/4563.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a18da45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/4563.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 689dc20ede9768377d4032ff8c70b58269c8dc9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Charlie Fenton <charlief@example.com>
+Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:43:08 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH 01/10] Mac: update dependent libraries to latest:
+ c-ares-1.17.2, curl-7.79.1, freetype-2.11.0, openssl-3.0.0 Previously updated
+ to wxWidgets-3.1.5. FTGL version ftgl-2.1.3~rc5  is still the current
+ version.
+
+---
+ lib/crypt.cpp                             |   7 +-
+ 8 files changed, 199 insertions(+), 150 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/crypt.cpp b/lib/crypt.cpp
+index 01249cfc340..9b1f69160b8 100644
+--- a/lib/crypt.cpp
++++ b/lib/crypt.cpp
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ // This file is part of BOINC.
+ // http://boinc.berkeley.edu
+-// Copyright (C) 2008 University of California
++// Copyright (C) 2021 University of California
+ //
+ // BOINC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ // under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+@@ -672,7 +672,10 @@ int check_validity_of_cert(
+         }
+ #ifdef HAVE_OPAQUE_RSA_DSA_DH
+         RSA *rsa;
+-        rsa = EVP_PKEY_get0_RSA(pubKey);
++        // CAUTION: In OpenSSL 3.0.0, EVP_PKEY_get0_RSA() now returns a
++        // pointer of type "const struct rsa_st*" to an immutable value.
++        // Do not try to modify the contents of the returned struct.
++        rsa = (rsa_st*)EVP_PKEY_get0_RSA(pubKey);
+         if (!RSA_blinding_on(rsa, c)) {
+ #else
+         if (!RSA_blinding_on(pubKey->pkey.rsa, c)) {
diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch
index 7c3b032..0431f52 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 index d81d795de4..7beeb34ae2 100644
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ m4_pattern_allow([AC_PROG_OBJCXX])
+@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ m4_pattern_allow([AC_PROG_OBJCXX])
  m4_ifdef([AC_PROG_OBJCXX],[AC_PROG_OBJCXX],)
  dnl ------
  AC_PROG_CPP
@@ -22,12 +22,3 @@
  AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
  SAH_LINKS
  AC_LANG_PUSH(C)
-@@ -1068,6 +1069,8 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_BOINCCRYPT, [test "x${enable_server}" = xyes  || test "x${
- AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_HEADERS, [test "${enable_install_headers}" = yes])
- AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CUDA_LIB, [test "${enable_client}" = yes -a -f ./coprocs/CUDA/posix/${boinc_platform}/libcudart.so])
- 
-+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTK2], [gtk+-2.0])
-+
- dnl ======================================================================
- dnl some more vodoo required for building portable client-binary (client, clientgui)
- dnl ======================================================================
diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/gtk-configure.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/gtk-configure.patch
index e060b1a..3b814e9 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/gtk-configure.patch
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/gtk-configure.patch
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 index 7beeb34ae2..35234c2762 100644
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -1018,6 +1018,11 @@ else
+@@ -1044,6 +1044,11 @@ else
    AM_CONDITIONAL([GUI_GTK], false)
  fi
  
@@ -26,11 +26,3 @@
  dnl ---------- libNotify --------------------------------------------------
  if test "${enable_manager}" = yes ; then
    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBNOTIFY, [libnotify])
-@@ -1069,7 +1074,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_BOINCCRYPT, [test "x${enable_server}" = xyes  || test "x${
- AM_CONDITIONAL(INSTALL_HEADERS, [test "${enable_install_headers}" = yes])
- AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CUDA_LIB, [test "${enable_client}" = yes -a -f ./coprocs/CUDA/posix/${boinc_platform}/libcudart.so])
- 
--PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTK2], [gtk+-2.0])
- 
- dnl ======================================================================
- dnl some more vodoo required for building portable client-binary (client, clientgui)
diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.16.16.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.18.1.bb
similarity index 92%
rename from meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.16.16.bb
rename to meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.18.1.bb
index 79aaad9..114e394 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.16.16.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.18.1.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 of scientific and mathematical research."
 
 HOMEPAGE = "http://boinc.berkeley.edu/"
-PNBLACKLIST[boinc-client] ?= "Needs porting to openssl 3.x"
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2+ & GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504 \
                     file://COPYING.LESSER;md5=6a6a8e020838b23406c81b19c1d46df6"
@@ -30,11 +29,12 @@
            ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', 'gtk+ libnotify xcb-util libxscrnsaver', '', d)} \
            nettle \
 "
-SRCREV = "df0239e6f074207798a8ecf1358a74545dda9132"
-BRANCH = "client_release/7/7.16"
+SRCREV = "b49adfb118211e11c719766c0d71e7bdfe7f3363"
+BRANCH = "client_release/7/7.18"
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/BOINC/boinc;protocol=https;branch=${BRANCH} \
            file://boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch \
            file://gtk-configure.patch \
+           file://4563.patch \
 "
 
 inherit gettext autotools pkgconfig features_check systemd
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
 
 do_compile:prepend () {
 	# Disable rpaths
-	sed -i -e 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' ${B}/${TARGET_SYS}-libtool
-	sed -i -e 's|^sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec=.*|sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec=""|g' ${B}/${TARGET_SYS}-libtool
-	sed -i -e 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' ${B}/${TARGET_SYS}-libtool
+	sed -i -e 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' ${B}/libtool
+	sed -i -e 's|^sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec=.*|sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec=""|g' ${B}/libtool
+	sed -i -e 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' ${B}/libtool
 }
 
 do_install:append() {