diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 83800662e4..e6c59fa91b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ _deps = [
     # Keras pin - this is to make sure Keras 3 doesn't destroy us. Remove or change when we have proper support.
     "keras>2.9,<2.16",
     "keras-nlp>=0.3.1,<0.14.0",  # keras-nlp 0.14 doesn't support keras 2, see pin on keras.
-    "kernels>=0.4.3,<0.5",
+    "kernels>=0.4.4,<0.5",
     "librosa",
     "natten>=0.14.6,<0.15.0",
     "nltk<=3.8.1",
diff --git a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
index 471a2152bd..ca87b50fc7 100644
--- a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
+++ b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ deps = {
     "kenlm@git+https://github.com/ydshieh/kenlm@78f664fb3dafe1468d868d71faf19534530698d5": "kenlm@git+https://github.com/ydshieh/kenlm@78f664fb3dafe1468d868d71faf19534530698d5",
     "keras": "keras>2.9,<2.16",
     "keras-nlp": "keras-nlp>=0.3.1,<0.14.0",
-    "kernels": "kernels>=0.4.3,<0.5",
+    "kernels": "kernels>=0.4.4,<0.5",
     "librosa": "librosa",
     "natten": "natten>=0.14.6,<0.15.0",
     "nltk": "nltk<=3.8.1",