diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2210792de4..df256ba39d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
         <artifactId>sts</artifactId>
-        <version>2.44.3</version>
+        <version>2.44.4</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>