diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 71cd6d69512..a576fdf766d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.2.0\...main[Check the HEAD diff]
 
 - Add option to allow sniffer to change device when default route changes. {issue}31905[31905] {pull}32681[32681]
 - Add option to allow sniffing multiple interface devices. {issue}31905[31905] {pull}32933[32933]
+- Bump Windows Npcap version to v1.71. {issue}33164[33164] {pull}33172[33172]
 
 *Functionbeat*
 
diff --git a/x-pack/packetbeat/LICENSE-Npcap.txt b/x-pack/packetbeat/LICENSE-Npcap.txt
index 850c567c317..893b6ff218a 100644
--- a/x-pack/packetbeat/LICENSE-Npcap.txt
+++ b/x-pack/packetbeat/LICENSE-Npcap.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 NPCAP COPYRIGHT / END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
 
 Npcap is a Windows packet sniffing driver and library and is copyright
-(c) 2013-2021 by Insecure.Com LLC ("The Nmap Project").  All rights
+(c) 2013-2022 by Insecure.Com LLC ("The Nmap Project").  All rights
 reserved.
 
 Even though Npcap source code is publicly available for review, it is
diff --git a/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go
index 0220c5b992b..bf56527bda0 100644
--- a/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 // the packetbeat executable. It is used to specify which npcap builder crossbuild
 // image to use and the installer to obtain from the cloud store for testing.
 const (
-	NpcapVersion = "1.60"
+	NpcapVersion = "1.71"
 	installer    = "npcap-" + NpcapVersion + "-oem.exe"
 )
 
diff --git a/x-pack/packetbeat/npcap/installer/LICENSE b/x-pack/packetbeat/npcap/installer/LICENSE
index 94134072930..0bf8aa4d9b6 100644
--- a/x-pack/packetbeat/npcap/installer/LICENSE
+++ b/x-pack/packetbeat/npcap/installer/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : Npcap (https://nmap.org/npcap/)
-Version: 1.60
+Version: 1.71
 Licence type: Commercial
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/x-pack/packetbeat/tests/system/app_test.go b/x-pack/packetbeat/tests/system/app_test.go
index 5294904a896..f6db2aa2977 100644
--- a/x-pack/packetbeat/tests/system/app_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/packetbeat/tests/system/app_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Keep in sync with NpcapVersion in magefile.go.
-const NpcapVersion = "1.60"
+const NpcapVersion = "1.71"
 
 func TestWindowsNpcapInstaller(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {