diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6247efa643e..c845ac03615 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -898,9 +898,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.4.11"
+version = "4.4.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bfaff671f6b22ca62406885ece523383b9b64022e341e53e009a62ebc47a45f2"
+checksum = "dcfab8ba68f3668e89f6ff60f5b205cea56aa7b769451a59f34b8682f51c056d"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -908,9 +908,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.4.11"
+version = "4.4.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a216b506622bb1d316cd51328dce24e07bdff4a6128a47c7e7fad11878d5adbb"
+checksum = "fb7fb5e4e979aec3be7791562fcba452f94ad85e954da024396433e0e25a79e9"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
diff --git a/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml b/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml
index 9dbe1cabd01..2e4e5a1295d 100644
--- a/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release = false
 
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.35", features = ["full"] }
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = ["tokio", "tcp", "noise", "yamux", "autonat", "identify", "macros"] }
 tracing = "0.1.37"
diff --git a/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml b/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
index 8bbc02debe1..9d5cb4d2c3e 100644
--- a/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 futures-timer = "3.0"
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "dns", "dcutr", "identify", "macros", "noise", "ping", "quic", "relay", "rendezvous", "tcp", "tokio", "yamux"] }
diff --git a/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml b/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml
index c903b515e07..b9bfdf769f4 100644
--- a/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ release = false
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["attributes"] }
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 either = "1.9"
 futures = "0.3.30"
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "async-std", "cbor", "dns", "kad", "noise", "macros", "request-response", "tcp", "websocket", "yamux"] }
diff --git a/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml b/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
index 52001626de4..1b5abe5387d 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ release = false
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.35", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger = "0.10"
 futures = "0.3.30"
 anyhow = "1.0.76"
diff --git a/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml b/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
index 127c002a73c..2a2692913e0 100644
--- a/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["attributes"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 futures = "0.3.30"
diff --git a/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml b/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml
index 2a4b7e28418..a2f6eea99eb 100644
--- a/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ publish = false
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 zeroize = "1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.108"
diff --git a/misc/server/Cargo.toml b/misc/server/Cargo.toml
index e23660311bd..15e36576c7d 100644
--- a/misc/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.21"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3"
 futures-timer = "3"
 hyper = { version = "0.14", features = ["server", "tcp", "http1"] }
diff --git a/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml b/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
index cf353f5aef6..d878b499157 100644
--- a/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ futures-bounded = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.12.0", features = ["attributes"] }
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 libp2p-dns = { workspace = true, features = ["async-std"] }
 libp2p-identify = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-noise = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml b/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
index 944cc44a5ab..a03bbc267a1 100644
--- a/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.30"
 futures-bounded = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0"