diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 33f2d24745..fab3942638 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ require (
 	go.elastic.co/apm/module/apmsql/v2 v2.4.3
 	go.elastic.co/apm/v2 v2.4.3
 	go.mozilla.org/pkcs7 v0.0.0-20210826202110-33d05740a352
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux v0.40.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux v0.44.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.19.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.19.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.19.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c91495ff93..2405758973 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1248,8 +1248,8 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.22.6/go.mod h1:XItmlyltB5F7CS4xOC1DcqMoFqwtC6OG2xF7mCv7P7E=
 go.opencensus.io v0.23.0/go.mod h1:XItmlyltB5F7CS4xOC1DcqMoFqwtC6OG2xF7mCv7P7E=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 h1:y73uSU6J157QMP2kn2r30vwW1A2W2WFwSCGnAVxeaD0=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0/go.mod h1:vNK8G9p7aAivkbmorf4v+7Hgx+Zs0yY+0fOtgBfjQKo=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux v0.40.0 h1:KToMJH0+5VxWBGtfeluRmWR3wLtE7nP+80YrxNI5FGs=
-go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux v0.40.0/go.mod h1:RK3vgddjxVcF1q7IBVppzG6k2cW/NBnZHQ3X4g+EYBQ=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux v0.44.0 h1:QaNUlLvmettd1vnmFHrgBYQHearxWP3uO4h4F3pVtkM=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux v0.44.0/go.mod h1:cJu+5jZwoZfkBOECSFtBZK/O7h/pY5djn0fwnIGnQ4A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.3.0/go.mod h1:PWIKzi6JCp7sM0k9yZ43VX+T345uNbAkDKwHVjb2PTs=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.19.0 h1:MuS/TNf4/j4IXsZuJegVzI1cwut7Qc00344rgH7p8bs=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.19.0/go.mod h1:i0QyjOq3UPoTzff0PJB2N66fb4S0+rSbSB15/oyH9fY=