diff --git a/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_generated.go b/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_generated.go
index e115c638c..2a6010e73 100644
--- a/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_generated.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func addSonarExecuteScanFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *sonarExecuteScanOp
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Token, "token", os.Getenv("PIPER_token"), "Token used to authenticate with the Sonar Server.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Organization, "organization", os.Getenv("PIPER_organization"), "SonarCloud.io only: Organization that the project will be assigned to in SonarCloud.io.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.CustomTLSCertificateLinks, "customTlsCertificateLinks", os.Getenv("PIPER_customTlsCertificateLinks"), "List of comma-separated download links to custom TLS certificates. This is required to ensure trusted connections to instances with custom certificates.")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.SonarScannerDownloadURL, "sonarScannerDownloadUrl", `https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-4.3.0.2102-linux.zip`, "URL to the sonar-scanner-cli archive.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.SonarScannerDownloadURL, "sonarScannerDownloadUrl", `https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-4.4.0.2170-linux.zip`, "URL to the sonar-scanner-cli archive.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.ProjectVersion, "projectVersion", os.Getenv("PIPER_projectVersion"), "The project version that is reported to SonarQube.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&stepConfig.Options, "options", []string{}, "A list of options which are passed to the sonar-scanner.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.BranchName, "branchName", os.Getenv("PIPER_branchName"), "Non-Pull-Request only: Name of the SonarQube branch that should be used to report findings to.")
diff --git a/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_test.go b/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_test.go
index acad2285e..8321d1fa9 100644
--- a/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_test.go
+++ b/cmd/sonarExecuteScan_test.go
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@ func TestSonarLoadScanner(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("use downloaded sonar-scanner", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// init
-		url := "https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-4.3.0.2102-linux.zip"
+		url := "https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-4.4.0.2170-linux.zip"
 		sonar = sonarSettings{
 			binary:      "sonar-scanner",
 			environment: []string{},
 			options:     []string{},
 		}
 		execLookPath = mockExecLookPath
-		fileUtilsUnzip = mockFileUtilsUnzip(t, "sonar-scanner-cli-4.3.0.2102-linux.zip")
-		osRename = mockOsRename(t, "sonar-scanner-4.3.0.2102-linux", ".sonar-scanner")
+		fileUtilsUnzip = mockFileUtilsUnzip(t, "sonar-scanner-cli-4.4.0.2170-linux.zip")
+		osRename = mockOsRename(t, "sonar-scanner-4.4.0.2170-linux", ".sonar-scanner")
 		defer func() {
 			execLookPath = exec.LookPath
 			fileUtilsUnzip = FileUtils.Unzip
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func TestSonarLoadScanner(t *testing.T) {
 		// assert
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, url, mockClient.requestedURL[0])
-		assert.Regexp(t, "sonar-scanner-cli-4.3.0.2102-linux.zip$", mockClient.requestedFile[0])
+		assert.Regexp(t, "sonar-scanner-cli-4.4.0.2170-linux.zip$", mockClient.requestedFile[0])
 		assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(getWorkingDir(), ".sonar-scanner", "bin", "sonar-scanner"), sonar.binary)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/resources/metadata/sonar.yaml b/resources/metadata/sonar.yaml
index 55bdb24ec..4757cfbdf 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/sonar.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/sonar.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
       - name: sonarScannerDownloadUrl
         type: string
         description: "URL to the sonar-scanner-cli archive."
-        default: https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-4.3.0.2102-linux.zip
+        default: https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-4.4.0.2170-linux.zip
         scope:
           - PARAMETERS
           - STAGES