diff --git a/dev-tools/pyproject.toml b/dev-tools/pyproject.toml
index e690bb3b2374..5bcef1c1598e 100644
--- a/dev-tools/pyproject.toml
+++ b/dev-tools/pyproject.toml
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   # validates various
-  "ast-grep-cli==0.42.3",
+  "ast-grep-cli==0.44.0",
   # checks spelling
   "typos==1.47.2",
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diff --git a/dev-tools/uv.lock b/dev-tools/uv.lock
index eaa031fb78ee..d59282a7a289 100644
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-    { name = "ast-grep-cli", specifier = "==0.42.3" },
+    { name = "ast-grep-cli", specifier = "==0.44.0" },
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