diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
index ba2a9096e5..2294e77a9f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ development server with Starman.")
 (define-public perl-cgi
   (package
     (name "perl-cgi")
-    (version "4.38")
+    (version "4.44")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -2236,7 +2236,7 @@ development server with Starman.")
                            "CGI-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1m779315rzj4mpgscw209a2wk18iwg2n8zibn8aak4mv56jz8n4c"))))
+         "020jrygslqixrxd2nzc2l8ac39ynqzsy83nnnr3mqn6kxfvmyhqj"))))
     (build-system perl-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("perl-test-deep" ,perl-test-deep)