diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cd1db5114..553401e70 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -64,16 +64,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.6.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9e579a7752471abc2a8268df8b20005e3eadd975f585398f17efcfd8d4927371"
+checksum = "d96bd03f33fe50a863e394ee9718a706f988b9079b20c3784fb726e7678b62fb"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "anstyle-parse",
  "anstyle-query",
  "anstyle-wincon",
  "colorchoice",
- "is-terminal",
  "utf8parse",
 ]
 
@@ -103,12 +102,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle-wincon"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "3.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4bcd8291a340dd8ac70e18878bc4501dd7b4ff970cfa21c207d36ece51ea88fd"
+checksum = "1cd54b81ec8d6180e24654d0b371ad22fc3dd083b6ff8ba325b72e00c87660a7"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "cargo-subcommand",
  "cargo_metadata",
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
  "human_bytes",
  "humantime",
  "northstar-runtime",
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ version = "0.12.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "787d9ae54fd0dd772fe4fd3f6570a545919a125f9ff4b2984e8967819f9005d3"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
  "current_platform",
  "dunce",
  "glob",
@@ -456,24 +455,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.2.7"
+version = "4.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34d21f9bf1b425d2968943631ec91202fe5e837264063503708b83013f8fc938"
+checksum = "1e578d6ec4194633722ccf9544794b71b1385c3c027efe0c55db226fc880865c"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
- "once_cell",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.2.7"
+version = "4.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "914c8c79fb560f238ef6429439a30023c862f7a28e688c58f7203f12b29970bd"
+checksum = "4df4df40ec50c46000231c914968278b1eb05098cf8f1b3a518a95030e71d1c7"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
- "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "clap_lex",
  "strsim 0.10.0",
 ]
@@ -484,14 +481,14 @@ version = "4.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5fc443334c81a804575546c5a8a79b4913b50e28d69232903604cada1de817ce"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
-version = "4.2.0"
+version = "4.4.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f9644cd56d6b87dbe899ef8b053e331c0637664e9e21a33dfcdc36093f5c5c4"
+checksum = "cf9804afaaf59a91e75b022a30fb7229a7901f60c755489cc61c9b423b836442"
 dependencies = [
  "heck 0.4.1",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -501,9 +498,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_lex"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a2dd5a6fe8c6e3502f568a6353e5273bbb15193ad9a89e457b9970798efbea1"
+checksum = "702fc72eb24e5a1e48ce58027a675bc24edd52096d5397d4aea7c6dd9eca0bd1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "codespan-reporting"
@@ -1529,7 +1526,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "android-logd-logger",
  "anyhow",
  "bincode",
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
  "console 0.15.7",
  "log",
  "nix 0.28.0",
@@ -1557,7 +1554,7 @@ version = "0.9.2-pre"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.0",
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
  "clap_complete",
  "futures",
  "humantime",
@@ -1640,7 +1637,7 @@ name = "northstar-sextant"
 version = "0.9.2-pre"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
  "colored",
  "env_logger",
  "northstar-runtime",
@@ -1653,7 +1650,7 @@ name = "northstar-stress"
 version = "0.9.2-pre"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
  "env_logger",
  "futures",
  "humantime",
@@ -2513,7 +2510,7 @@ version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "caps",
- "clap 4.2.7",
+ "clap 4.4.18",
  "nix 0.28.0",
  "socket2",
 ]
diff --git a/cargo-npk/Cargo.toml b/cargo-npk/Cargo.toml
index 2559b0b94..06f2ed894 100644
--- a/cargo-npk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cargo-npk/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.80"
 atty = "0.2.14"
 cargo-subcommand = { version = "0.12.0", features = ["clap"] }
 cargo_metadata = "0.15.3"
-clap = { version = "4.2.7", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 human_bytes = "0.4.3"
 humantime = "2.1.0"
 northstar-runtime = { version = "^0.9.2-pre", path = "../northstar-runtime", features = ["npk"] }
diff --git a/examples/test-container/Cargo.toml b/examples/test-container/Cargo.toml
index 0e0bd65b8..3114f0a08 100644
--- a/examples/test-container/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/test-container/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.80", features = ["backtrace"] }
 caps = "0.5.5"
-clap = { version = "4.2.7", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 nix = { version = "0.28.0", default-features = false, features = ["process", "user"] }
 socket2 = { version = "0.5.6", features = ["all"] }
 
diff --git a/northstar-nstar/Cargo.toml b/northstar-nstar/Cargo.toml
index fbda2c2a4..aa3e6678f 100644
--- a/northstar-nstar/Cargo.toml
+++ b/northstar-nstar/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.80", features = ["backtrace"] }
 base64 = "0.22.0"
-clap = { version = "4.2.7", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 clap_complete = "4.3.2"
 futures = { version = "0.3.29", default-features = false }
 humantime = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/northstar-sextant/Cargo.toml b/northstar-sextant/Cargo.toml
index 3f0bd6232..20c5268d1 100644
--- a/northstar-sextant/Cargo.toml
+++ b/northstar-sextant/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.80", features = ["backtrace"] }
-clap = { version = "4.2.7", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 colored = "2.1.0"
 env_logger = "0.10.2"
 northstar-runtime = { version = "^0.9.2-pre", path = "../northstar-runtime", features = ["npk"] }
diff --git a/northstar-stress/Cargo.toml b/northstar-stress/Cargo.toml
index 895f53de1..e0b84dd01 100644
--- a/northstar-stress/Cargo.toml
+++ b/northstar-stress/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.80", features = ["backtrace"] }
-clap = { version = "4.2.7", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger = "0.10.2"
 futures = { version = "0.3.29", default-features = false }
 humantime = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/northstar/Cargo.toml b/northstar/Cargo.toml
index a1dff36c5..001cca6d2 100644
--- a/northstar/Cargo.toml
+++ b/northstar/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.80", features = ["backtrace"] }
-clap = { version = "4.2.7", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
 log = { version = "0.4.21", features = ["std"] }
 nix = { version = "0.28.0", default-features = false, features = ["sched", "mount"] }
 northstar-runtime = { version = "^0.9.2-pre", path = "../northstar-runtime", features = ["runtime", "rexec"] }