diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/package.json b/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/package.json
index afeef5937a..13b0d9753a 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/package.json
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai": "1.0.0-rc.3",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "1.0.0-rc.3",
     "@openzeppelin/contracts": "4.4.1",
-    "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable": "4.4.1",
+    "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable": "4.4.2",
     "async-exit-hook": "2.0.1",
     "fabric-network": "2.2.10",
     "fs-extra": "10.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4347192c48..6a81b14e56 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3677,10 +3677,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@opentelemetry/api/-/api-1.0.3.tgz#13a12ae9e05c2a782f7b5e84c3cbfda4225eaf80"
   integrity sha512-puWxACExDe9nxbBB3lOymQFrLYml2dVOrd7USiVRnSbgXE+KwBu+HxFvxrzfqsiSda9IWsXJG1ef7C1O2/GmKQ==
 
-"@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable@4.4.1":
-  version "4.4.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/-/contracts-upgradeable-4.4.1.tgz#5d2c0e82cc1f94ee38a27572217ef103d5c3d0ef"
-  integrity sha512-84dUN+TBY42D52BzUc4RHxU4KORs8Ys7dj3nH0WX1QKtlS6rrN45gL+sxaotkPdCqFLVLPyj+kd8GfJ4puxVjA==
+"@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable@4.4.2":
+  version "4.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/-/contracts-upgradeable-4.4.2.tgz#748a5986a02548ef541cabc2ce8c67a890044c40"
+  integrity sha512-bavxs18L47EmcdnL9I6DzsVSUJO+0/zD6zH7/6qG7QRBugvR3VNVZR+nMvuZlCNwuTTnCa3apR00PYzYr/efAw==
 
 "@openzeppelin/contracts@4.4.1":
   version "4.4.1"