diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bce297e14681..f8d93efee72c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2638,9 +2638,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.4.11"
+version = "4.4.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bfaff671f6b22ca62406885ece523383b9b64022e341e53e009a62ebc47a45f2"
+checksum = "dcfab8ba68f3668e89f6ff60f5b205cea56aa7b769451a59f34b8682f51c056d"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive 4.4.7",
@@ -2657,9 +2657,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.4.11"
+version = "4.4.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a216b506622bb1d316cd51328dce24e07bdff4a6128a47c7e7fad11878d5adbb"
+checksum = "fb7fb5e4e979aec3be7791562fcba452f94ad85e954da024396433e0e25a79e9"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
@@ -2674,7 +2674,7 @@ version = "4.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "586a385f7ef2f8b4d86bddaa0c094794e7ccbfe5ffef1f434fe928143fc783a5"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3412,7 +3412,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anes",
  "cast",
  "ciborium",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "criterion-plot",
  "futures",
  "is-terminal",
@@ -3575,7 +3575,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "cumulus-client-cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sc-chain-spec",
  "sc-cli",
@@ -4297,7 +4297,7 @@ name = "cumulus-test-service"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "criterion 0.5.1",
  "cumulus-client-cli",
  "cumulus-client-consensus-common",
@@ -5475,7 +5475,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "Inflector",
  "array-bytes 6.1.0",
  "chrono",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "comfy-table",
  "frame-benchmarking",
  "frame-support",
@@ -5567,7 +5567,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "frame-election-solution-type-fuzzer"
 version = "2.0.0-alpha.5"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "frame-election-provider-solution-type",
  "frame-election-provider-support",
  "frame-support",
@@ -8085,7 +8085,7 @@ checksum = "68354c5c6bd36d73ff3feceb05efa59b6acb7626617f4962be322a825e61f79a"
 name = "minimal-node"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "frame",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
@@ -8549,7 +8549,7 @@ name = "node-bench"
 version = "0.9.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "array-bytes 6.1.0",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "derive_more",
  "fs_extra",
  "futures",
@@ -8624,7 +8624,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "node-runtime-generate-bags"
 version = "3.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "generate-bags",
  "kitchensink-runtime",
 ]
@@ -8633,7 +8633,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "node-template"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "frame-benchmarking",
  "frame-benchmarking-cli",
  "frame-system",
@@ -8677,7 +8677,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "node-template-release"
 version = "3.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "flate2",
  "fs_extra",
  "glob",
@@ -11225,7 +11225,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "parachain-template-node"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "color-print",
  "cumulus-client-cli",
  "cumulus-client-collator",
@@ -12184,7 +12184,7 @@ name = "polkadot-cli"
 version = "1.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "frame-benchmarking-cli",
  "futures",
  "log",
@@ -13025,7 +13025,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bridge-hub-rococo-runtime",
  "bridge-hub-westend-runtime",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "collectives-westend-runtime",
  "color-print",
  "contracts-rococo-runtime",
@@ -13535,7 +13535,7 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "async-trait",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "clap-num",
  "color-eyre",
  "colored",
@@ -13612,7 +13612,7 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "async-trait",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "color-eyre",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
@@ -13759,7 +13759,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "polkadot-voter-bags"
 version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "generate-bags",
  "sp-io",
  "westend-runtime",
@@ -14588,7 +14588,7 @@ checksum = "c08c74e62047bb2de4ff487b251e4a92e24f48745648451635cec7d591162d9f"
 name = "remote-ext-tests-bags-list"
 version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "frame-system",
  "log",
  "pallet-bags-list-remote-tests",
@@ -15364,7 +15364,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "array-bytes 6.1.0",
  "bip39",
  "chrono",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "fdlimit",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
@@ -16508,7 +16508,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "sc-storage-monitor"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "fs4",
  "log",
  "sc-client-db",
@@ -18470,7 +18470,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "sp-npos-elections-fuzzer"
 version = "2.0.0-alpha.5"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "honggfuzz",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "sp-npos-elections",
@@ -18991,7 +18991,7 @@ checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 name = "staging-chain-spec-builder"
 version = "2.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "log",
  "sc-chain-spec",
  "serde_json",
@@ -19004,7 +19004,7 @@ version = "3.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "array-bytes 6.1.0",
  "assert_cmd",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "clap_complete",
  "criterion 0.4.0",
  "frame-benchmarking",
@@ -19109,7 +19109,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "staging-node-inspect"
 version = "0.9.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "sc-cli",
  "sc-client-api",
@@ -19314,7 +19314,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "subkey"
 version = "3.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "sc-cli",
 ]
 
@@ -19356,7 +19356,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "substrate-frame-cli"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "frame-support",
  "frame-system",
  "sc-cli",
@@ -19834,7 +19834,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "test-parachain-adder-collator"
 version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
  "log",
@@ -19882,7 +19882,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "test-parachain-undying-collator"
 version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
  "log",
@@ -20533,7 +20533,7 @@ version = "0.10.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "async-trait",
- "clap 4.4.11",
+ "clap 4.4.12",
  "frame-remote-externalities",
  "frame-try-runtime",
  "hex",
diff --git a/cumulus/client/cli/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/client/cli/Cargo.toml
index e57e7a44a568..3a4eed54f3fa 100644
--- a/cumulus/client/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/client/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0" }
 url = "2.4.0"
 
diff --git a/cumulus/parachain-template/node/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/parachain-template/node/Cargo.toml
index 4be848f4d2d7..e6dd69f854cc 100644
--- a/cumulus/parachain-template/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/parachain-template/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ publish = false
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 log = "0.4.20"
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml
index c2b3b92b23f8..8eac2d6f9b1d 100644
--- a/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/polkadot-parachain/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.74"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0" }
 futures = "0.3.28"
 hex-literal = "0.4.1"
diff --git a/cumulus/test/service/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/test/service/Cargo.toml
index c6d82191a9ed..e95f626bb1b8 100644
--- a/cumulus/test/service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/test/service/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.74"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.0.0" }
 criterion = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["async_tokio"] }
 jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16.2", features = ["server"] }
diff --git a/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
index ed90b2d58a41..3244608af2a8 100644
--- a/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 cfg-if = "1.0"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 log = "0.4.17"
 thiserror = "1.0.48"
 futures = "0.3.21"
diff --git a/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml
index 659c6eb8cd8a..64657afc51a6 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/malus/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ assert_matches = "1.5"
 async-trait = "0.1.74"
 sp-keystore = { path = "../../../substrate/primitives/keystore" }
 sp-core = { path = "../../../substrate/primitives/core" }
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.21"
 futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 gum = { package = "tracing-gum", path = "../gum" }
diff --git a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/Cargo.toml
index 6504c8f714de..0ff59a8a8d42 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/node/subsystem-bench/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async-trait = "0.1.74"
 sp-keystore = { path = "../../../substrate/primitives/keystore" }
 sc-keystore = { path = "../../../substrate/client/keystore" }
 sp-core = { path = "../../../substrate/primitives/core" }
-clap = { version = "4.4.6", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.21"
 futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 gum = { package = "tracing-gum", path = "../gum" }
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml
index b8f0c579b8b1..f7ba527f6b49 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/collator/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.21"
 futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml
index 4ef24ca83dc2..a9f6e366cd63 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/undying/collator/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = "0.3.21"
 futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
index 97f15f02e358..179be5c4ac1d 100644
--- a/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/utils/generate-bags/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description = "CLI to generate voter bags for Polkadot runtimes"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 
 generate-bags = { path = "../../../substrate/utils/frame/generate-bags" }
 sp-io = { path = "../../../substrate/primitives/io" }
diff --git a/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml
index 6b8c4be38a13..a4ffed0a5ce3 100644
--- a/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/utils/remote-ext-tests/bags-list/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ sp-tracing = { path = "../../../../substrate/primitives/tracing" }
 frame-system = { path = "../../../../substrate/frame/system" }
 sp-core = { path = "../../../../substrate/primitives/core" }
 
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 log = "0.4.17"
 tokio = { version = "1.24.2", features = ["macros"] }
diff --git a/substrate/bin/minimal/node/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
index 532cded68de8..ffe762ced48f 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/minimal/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 name = "minimal-node"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = { version = "0.3.21", features = ["thread-pool"] }
 futures-timer = "3.0.1"
 jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16.2", features = ["server"] }
diff --git a/substrate/bin/node-template/node/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/node-template/node/Cargo.toml
index 9d8c4430c211..e67cdb7b9f56 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/node-template/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/node-template/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 name = "node-template"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 futures = { version = "0.3.21", features = ["thread-pool"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.108"
 
diff --git a/substrate/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml
index 48b3ef1b67e2..d8397439650e 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/node/bench/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 array-bytes = "6.1"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 log = "0.4.17"
 node-primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
 node-testing = { path = "../testing" }
diff --git a/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
index 4f78bd65e8f9..0251691e4214 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/node/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 [dependencies]
 # third-party dependencies
 array-bytes = "6.1"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.6.1" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
 jsonrpsee = { version = "0.16.2", features = ["server"] }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ sp-trie = { path = "../../../primitives/trie" }
 sp-state-machine = { path = "../../../primitives/state-machine" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", optional = true }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", optional = true }
 clap_complete = { version = "4.0.2", optional = true }
 node-inspect = { package = "staging-node-inspect", path = "../inspect", optional = true }
 frame-benchmarking-cli = { path = "../../../utils/frame/benchmarking-cli", optional = true }
diff --git a/substrate/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml
index 44de013483eb..f3f531a4db1c 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/node/inspect/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ workspace = true
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.6.1" }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 sc-cli = { path = "../../../client/cli" }
diff --git a/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml
index dcbe26f6a8ff..8c846b668a55 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ name = "chain-spec-builder"
 crate-type = ["rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 log = "0.4.17"
 sc-chain-spec = { path = "../../../client/chain-spec" }
 serde_json = "1.0.108"
diff --git a/substrate/bin/utils/subkey/Cargo.toml b/substrate/bin/utils/subkey/Cargo.toml
index 58aa036a631d..57613cb718c9 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/utils/subkey/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/bin/utils/subkey/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 name = "subkey"
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 sc-cli = { path = "../../../client/cli" }
diff --git a/substrate/client/cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/client/cli/Cargo.toml
index 80d3815fbc6f..75609ef16931 100644
--- a/substrate/client/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/client/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 [dependencies]
 array-bytes = "6.1"
 chrono = "0.4.31"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive", "string", "wrap_help"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive", "string", "wrap_help"] }
 fdlimit = "0.3.0"
 futures = "0.3.21"
 itertools = "0.10.3"
diff --git a/substrate/client/storage-monitor/Cargo.toml b/substrate/client/storage-monitor/Cargo.toml
index 1c4a136ade6b..8019682f3f17 100644
--- a/substrate/client/storage-monitor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/client/storage-monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive", "string"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive", "string"] }
 log = "0.4.17"
 fs4 = "0.7.0"
 sc-client-db = { path = "../db", default-features = false }
diff --git a/substrate/frame/election-provider-support/solution-type/fuzzer/Cargo.toml b/substrate/frame/election-provider-support/solution-type/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
index a7a84b91dba0..4de44889382f 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/election-provider-support/solution-type/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/frame/election-provider-support/solution-type/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ workspace = true
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 honggfuzz = "0.5"
 rand = { version = "0.8", features = ["small_rng", "std"] }
 
diff --git a/substrate/primitives/npos-elections/fuzzer/Cargo.toml b/substrate/primitives/npos-elections/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
index 37eaeea2b822..9ea80d5030e2 100644
--- a/substrate/primitives/npos-elections/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/primitives/npos-elections/fuzzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ workspace = true
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 honggfuzz = "0.5"
 rand = { version = "0.8", features = ["small_rng", "std"] }
 sp-npos-elections = { path = ".." }
diff --git a/substrate/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml b/substrate/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml
index ca9759d59631..7ca84c170058 100644
--- a/substrate/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/scripts/ci/node-template-release/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ workspace = true
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 flate2 = "1.0"
 fs_extra = "1.3"
 glob = "0.3"
diff --git a/substrate/utils/frame/benchmarking-cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/utils/frame/benchmarking-cli/Cargo.toml
index b9495fa46c2b..126576e724a4 100644
--- a/substrate/utils/frame/benchmarking-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/utils/frame/benchmarking-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 [dependencies]
 array-bytes = "6.1"
 chrono = "0.4"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.6.1" }
 comfy-table = { version = "7.0.1", default-features = false }
 handlebars = "4.2.2"
diff --git a/substrate/utils/frame/frame-utilities-cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/utils/frame/frame-utilities-cli/Cargo.toml
index 7e0c0241947f..d6297f890a41 100644
--- a/substrate/utils/frame/frame-utilities-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/utils/frame/frame-utilities-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 frame-support = { path = "../../../frame/support" }
 frame-system = { path = "../../../frame/system" }
 sc-cli = { path = "../../../client/cli" }
diff --git a/substrate/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml b/substrate/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 4614caa7f7b3..747f25fececc 100644
--- a/substrate/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/utils/frame/generate-bags/node-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ kitchensink-runtime = { path = "../../../../bin/node/runtime" }
 generate-bags = { path = ".." }
 
 # third-party
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/substrate/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml
index e7ae9a6d3dbf..adac04106287 100644
--- a/substrate/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/utils/frame/try-runtime/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ frame-try-runtime = { path = "../../../../frame/try-runtime", optional = true }
 substrate-rpc-client = { path = "../../rpc/client" }
 
 async-trait = "0.1.74"
-clap = { version = "4.4.11", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.4.12", features = ["derive"] }
 hex = { version = "0.4.3", default-features = false }
 log = "0.4.17"
 parity-scale-codec = "3.6.1"