diff --git a/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template b/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template
index ba35b4c43e1..5cc3c75a5d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'simple-scan'
 pkgname=simple-scan
-version=42.5
+version=44.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 hostmakedepends="gettext glib-devel itstool pkg-config vala"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-scan"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-scan/-/raw/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/simple-scan/${version%.*}/simple-scan-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=05f5dfa4e9e206efa9d404c9861dd7c442091793e734c41719739917250e4050
+checksum=39b870fd46f447f747eaecc2df26049ef773185099f0e13c675656264dd98e95