diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 57110bf8..b9decab9 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ rootProject.extra.set("artifactVersion", SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH-mm-
 
 plugins {
   id("maven-publish")
-  id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.43.0"
+  id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.44.0"
   id("net.ossindex.audit") version "0.4.11"
   id("io.freefair.maven-central.validate-poms") version "6.5.1"
   id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"