diff --git a/test/e2e-istio.sh b/test/e2e-istio.sh
index e368d804..b655af2b 100755
--- a/test/e2e-istio.sh
+++ b/test/e2e-istio.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -o errexit
 
-ISTIO_VER="1.4.3"
+ISTIO_VER="1.4.4"
 REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 
 echo ">>> Installing Istio ${ISTIO_VER}"