diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index fe69a0fb04..a6bd2d5cfe 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ When installing GDS manually, please refer to the below compatibility matrix:
 |Neo4j 5.12.0
 .2+.^|Java 17
 |Neo4j 5.11.0
-|Neo4j 4.4.9 - 4.4.39
+|Neo4j 4.4.9 - 4.4.40
 .1+.^|Java 11
 |===
 
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 9c98d581f6..517dce7850 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ext {
     neos = [
-        '4.4': properties.getOrDefault('neo4jVersion44', '4.4.39'),
+        '4.4': properties.getOrDefault('neo4jVersion44', '4.4.40'),
         '5.11': properties.getOrDefault('neo4jVersion511', '5.11.0'),
         '5.12': properties.getOrDefault('neo4jVersion512', '5.12.0'),
         '5.13': properties.getOrDefault('neo4jVersion513', '5.13.0'),