diff --git a/srcpkgs/meson/template b/srcpkgs/meson/template
index 9e610d0d529..64f2ea079b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/meson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/meson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'meson'
 pkgname=meson
-version=0.43.0
+version=0.44.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 maintainer="Dylan Katz <muddmaker.97@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://mesonbuild.com"
 distfiles="https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=324894427dcd29f6156fe06b046c6ad1b998470714debd7c5705902f21aaaa73
+checksum=5cdbc68c63b5b4a8ee862ab3b6393a2633487ebc9b3e1c3da1091b9c912d1d95