diff --git a/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template b/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
index b250d42c6f9..78a8d404618 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'librdkafka'
 pkgname=librdkafka
-version=1.4.2
+version=1.4.4
 revision=2
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Kyle Nusbaum <knusbaum+void@sdf.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka"
 distfiles="https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3b99a36c082a67ef6295eabd4fb3e32ab0bff7c6b0d397d6352697335f4e57eb
+checksum=0984ffbe17b9e04599fb9eceb16cfa189f525a042bef02474cd1bbfe1ea68416
 
 librdkafka-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"