diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f951e18..b15d88e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <commons.cli.version>1.5.0</commons.cli.version>
     <samtools.htsjdk.version>4.0.1</samtools.htsjdk.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.10</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
-    <vip.utils.version>1.4.3</vip.utils.version>
+    <vip.utils.version>1.4.4</vip.utils.version>
   </properties>
 
   <profiles>