diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2e79300cff9..6011941d667 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ checksum = "4b46cbb362ab8752921c97e041f5e366ee6297bd428a31275b9fcf1e380f7299"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
-version = "0.6.4"
+version = "0.6.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2ab91ebe16eb252986481c5b62f6098f3b698a45e34b5b98200cf20dd2484a44"
+checksum = "6e2e1ebcb11de5c03c67de28a7df593d32191b44939c482e97702baaaa6ab6a5"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "anstyle-parse",
@@ -898,9 +898,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.4.10"
+version = "4.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41fffed7514f420abec6d183b1d3acfd9099c79c3a10a06ade4f8203f1411272"
+checksum = "1e578d6ec4194633722ccf9544794b71b1385c3c027efe0c55db226fc880865c"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -908,9 +908,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.4.9"
+version = "4.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "63361bae7eef3771745f02d8d892bec2fee5f6e34af316ba556e7f97a7069ff1"
+checksum = "4df4df40ec50c46000231c914968278b1eb05098cf8f1b3a518a95030e71d1c7"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
diff --git a/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml b/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml
index e530cbe9561..4417519aa7b 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 = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.29"
 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 6eeb1969745..3230d57f6f9 100644
--- a/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.29"
 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 52d1b3b9b20..14d4871c749 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 = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 either = "1.9"
 futures = "0.3.29"
 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 4e4a1eafdd5..7c62a836ed3 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 = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger = "0.10"
 futures = "0.3.29"
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
diff --git a/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml b/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
index fe18106e60c..4b3bb66f896 100644
--- a/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["attributes"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 futures = "0.3.2"
diff --git a/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml b/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml
index 9c1c37bd428..dec8ee44614 100644
--- a/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/keygen/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ publish = false
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", 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 87bdc20b169..53ec8dc8e2c 100644
--- a/misc/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.21"
-clap = { version = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", 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 1fc4b367dc8..802fd09bde2 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 = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", 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 cca7631d67d..86cce89260d 100644
--- a/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
-clap = { version = "4.4.10", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.29"
 futures-bounded = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0"