diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/hosting-deployment/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/hosting-deployment/index.md
index bbe1f32..f7c67e4 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/hosting-deployment/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/hosting-deployment/index.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Then in the root of your site repository, create a `netlify.toml` file:
   publish = "public"
 
 [build.environment]
-  HUGO_VERSION = "0.119.0"
+  HUGO_VERSION = "0.144.2"
   NODE_ENV = "production"
   TZ = "UTC"  # Set to preferred timezone
 
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 6451b65..212ea2e 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   publish = "exampleSite/public"
 
 [build.environment]
-HUGO_VERSION = "0.139.3"
+HUGO_VERSION = "0.144.2"
 HUGO_THEMESDIR = "../.."
 HUGO_THEME = "repo"
 TZ = "Australia/Melbourne"