diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2f1d5fcf..6a1f3aec 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ $ uvx --from 'vcspull' --prerelease allow vcspull
 _Notes on upcoming releases will be added here_
 <!-- END PLACEHOLDER - ADD NEW CHANGELOG ENTRIES BELOW THIS LINE -->
 
+### Dependencies
+
+Minimum `libvcs>=0.44.0` (was `>=0.43.0`). libvcs 0.44.0 returns VCS
+command output verbatim instead of trimming each line; vcspull syncs
+through libvcs's high-level helpers, which are unaffected, so there are
+no configuration or CLI changes (#556).
+
 ## vcspull v1.63.0 (2026-06-20)
 
 vcspull v1.63.0 is a maintenance release that raises the libvcs floor to
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c2f3edf8..63316706 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 homepage = "https://vcspull.git-pull.com"
 dependencies = [
-  "libvcs>=0.43.0,<0.44.0",
+  "libvcs>=0.44.0,<0.45.0",
   "colorama>=0.3.9",
   "PyYAML>=6.0"
 ]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index ea23cd67..cb6798e9 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -619,14 +619,14 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libvcs"
-version = "0.43.0"
+version = "0.44.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "typing-extensions", marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4a/69/9a193122017217599b65b36598e399d7537f755a598e828305609857eeae/libvcs-0.43.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8b89d7f80ea6bcb5d3b4b5f07e9dd6410e5f26a5e22883f69fd812e7e12b391b", size = 631775, upload-time = "2026-06-20T19:08:09.611Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/62/45/953fe6c7031f715f6ade4321b0701755d4c7697b31d7471c2fe221e24146/libvcs-0.44.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ba5ad19de68051a553afc89997d6d9e852eb8a81c48ade553fddf6e689911c43", size = 637602, upload-time = "2026-06-21T15:49:16.74Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/76/68/cc14f95b5468331cdcf1ffe6d2c4f4ce0ff04838b21cfa4d08e565d98398/libvcs-0.43.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:3bdc69fda0f8ec7482e7afc344b2e84eaabd9bfbf5b7f1ec44563c3322df0000", size = 102383, upload-time = "2026-06-20T19:08:07.779Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8a/c9/f31eaaa6262d9f612788d5f1a75a45a799fad7701f3125fdf050bfa924b9/libvcs-0.44.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f73958706fa5566485854b966881949fc2218cba374f263ee6e6dc7844d57a2b", size = 103162, upload-time = "2026-06-21T15:49:15.251Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ typings = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "colorama", specifier = ">=0.3.9" },
-    { name = "libvcs", specifier = ">=0.43.0,<0.44.0" },
+    { name = "libvcs", specifier = ">=0.44.0,<0.45.0" },
     { name = "pyyaml", specifier = ">=6.0" },
 ]