diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 922019a393..00311e7648 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ OPENSHIFT_VERSION ?= 4.17.3
 OKD_VERSION ?= 4.15.0-0.okd-2024-02-23-163410
 MICROSHIFT_VERSION ?= 4.17.3
 BUNDLE_EXTENSION = crcbundle
-CRC_VERSION = 2.43.0
+CRC_VERSION = 2.44.0
 COMMIT_SHA?=$(shell git rev-parse --short=6 HEAD)
 MACOS_INSTALL_PATH = /usr/local/crc
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME ?= podman