diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 080b0ca30c..80f67c4cdf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       <modular.jdk.surefire.arg>--add-modules java.sql,jdk.unsupported </modular.jdk.surefire.arg>
 
       <activemq-artemis-native-version>2.0.0</activemq-artemis-native-version>
-      <karaf.version>4.3.3</karaf.version>
+      <karaf.version>4.4.3</karaf.version>
       <pax.exam.version>4.13.4</pax.exam.version>
       <commons.config.version>2.9.0</commons.config.version>
       <commons.lang.version>3.12.0</commons.lang.version>