diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f8a317707..893857fb5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.19.34
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.18.35
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/route53 v1.65.6
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.44.3
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.44.4
 	github.com/coredns/caddy v1.1.4-0.20250930002214-15135a999495
 	github.com/dnstap/golang-dnstap v0.4.0
 	github.com/expr-lang/expr v1.17.8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 625acc753..79ec2ce04 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.13.35 h1:BBEElKh4
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.13.35/go.mod h1:zaZk983w//8beSruBVec/mr4CmDwgZitW/qzGhAAX0g=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/route53 v1.65.6 h1:MDZUFQEVG3S6W+VmhQ9qlbprAuPZDfvvWZTg+HZU0o0=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/route53 v1.65.6/go.mod h1:mh85zjA/hf1PtItwFXA9Yb/2zgUCEYpkN9QmzrK4RNc=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.44.3 h1:SY5cfpu3y6/JU8R0ytvct4t+TMjUdeMrXQzngq4G6k4=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.44.3/go.mod h1:AolM5DG9lyCovP0/4C097Fo/UxSxW3VTAusfIu5/xiw=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.44.4 h1:yCy8e5a6pNHJnqlPn/f9RZ2J0UMwlxA30MRiNedSwzo=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.44.4/go.mod h1:6DFMltRxgqNNlO+UrKGSxl3fHSAqDjDkTPoGiCLrElI=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/signin v1.5.4 h1:cOJELVNrq5Q3Udry2GLuHUM7MhwpeaQRdYaoa6GI/yI=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/signin v1.5.4/go.mod h1:f4LxzKBtaTxD7xh3PiVg3CE1tchQemfmghaJr+NbK2c=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.33.4 h1:AMW7a7S8iQaHjBYZdU3PCq4GKRPijTPRAc7e6XtEThY=