diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fadd38b71..4b1938ba8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "django-mysql==4.3.0",
     "mysqlclient==2.1.1",
     "mysql-connector-python~=8.0.23",
-    "sqlparse==0.4.3",
+    "sqlparse==0.4.4",
     # assembly contig viewer
     "pysam==0.21.0",
     # sourmash search