diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index d0b77209cd6..0c1d545fbe2 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -3633,7 +3633,7 @@ libqhttpengine.so.1 qhttpengine-1.0.1_1
 libqmdnsengine.so.0 qmdnsengine-0.1.0_1
 libyang.so.1 libyang-1.0r5_1
 libhtp.so.2 libhtp-0.5.30_1
-libgedit-43.so gedit-43.0_1
+libgedit-44.so gedit-44.0_1
 libchewing.so.3 libchewing-0.5.1_1
 libdwarves.so.1 pahole-1.12_1
 libdwarves_emit.so.1 pahole-1.12_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gedit/template b/srcpkgs/gedit/template
index 4292cdbd6aa..14017db28af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gedit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gedit/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gedit'
-# keep major version in sync with gedit
+# keep major version in sync with gedit-plugins
 pkgname=gedit
-version=43.2
+version=44.2
 revision=1
 build_helper="gir"
 build_style=meson
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ makedepends="gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel gspell-devel gtksourceview4-devel
  libpeas-devel python3-gobject-devel amtk-devel tepl-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils gsettings-desktop-schemas iso-codes"
 short_desc="Text editor for GNOME"
-maintainer="Michal Vasilek <michal@vasilek.cz>"
+maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit"
-changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/raw/gedit-43/NEWS"
+changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/raw/gedit-44/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gedit/${version%.*}/gedit-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=f950d2d35c594bb6c8dbc9f5440cad7788ca0a8688e2b07846f83de9a4e3fc25
+checksum=3bbb1b3775d4c277daf54aaab44b0eb83a4eb1f09f0391800041c9e56893ec11
 python_version=3
-shlib_provides="libgedit-43.so"
+shlib_provides="libgedit-44.so"
 
 gedit-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} gtk+3-devel libglib-devel