diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 14d78eb6..c3568ed4 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ params {
    samtools_bwa_image = "metagenomics/toolkit-bwa-samtools:0.1.0"
    samtools_image = "quay.io/biocontainers/samtools:1.14--hb421002_0"
    cmseq_image = "metagenomics/toolkit-cmseq:0.1.0"
-   metabinner_image = "quay.io/biocontainers/metabinner:1.4.2--hdfd78af_0"
+   metabinner_image = "quay.io/biocontainers/metabinner:1.4.4--hdfd78af_0"
    cooccurrence_image = "pbelmann/cooccurrence:0.1.6"
    prodigal_image = "quay.io/biocontainers/prodigal:2.6.3--h779adbc_3"
    SCAPP_image = "quay.io/biocontainers/scapp:0.1.4--py_0"