diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index ed3a163328d..907a66693cd 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ libtelepathy-farstream.so.3 telepathy-farstream-0.6.0_6
 libnetpbm.so.11 libnetpbm-10.66.03_2
 libid3.so id3lib-3.8.3_7
 libid3-3.8.so.3 id3lib-3.8.3_7
-libgirara-gtk3.so.3 girara-0.2.8_1
+libgirara-gtk3.so.4 girara-0.4.4_1
 libjq.so.1 jq-1.6_2
 libcrypto.so.3 libcrypto3-3.1.2_1
 libssl.so.3 libssl3-3.1.2_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/girara/template b/srcpkgs/girara/template
index 8cf7d348c15..2601b8d1bf5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/girara/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/girara/template
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'girara'
 pkgname=girara
-version=0.4.2
+version=0.4.4
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-configure_args="$(vopt_feature notify notify)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool doxygen glib-devel"
-makedepends="gtk+3-devel $(vopt_if notify libnotify-devel) libglib-devel json-glib-devel"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel libglib-devel json-glib-devel"
 checkdepends="check-devel xvfb-run"
 short_desc="Library implementing a user interface that focuses on minimalism"
 maintainer="lemmi <lemmi@nerd2nerd.org>"
 license="Zlib"
 homepage="https://pwmt.org/projects/girara/"
 changelog="https://pwmt.org/projects/girara/changelog/${version}/index.html"
-distfiles="https://git.pwmt.org/pwmt/girara/-/archive/${version}/girara-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e13c1f7c8984ef791b9e60fe3a22926dab9581eb179fe29a29808ac7d328cf5c
+distfiles="https://pwmt.org/projects/girara/download/girara-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=a321079b3cda000d16d978e8609fb631381f54d7596e7218aaba05c6f4b8bac1
 make_check_pre="xvfb-run"
 
-build_options="notify"
-build_options_default="notify"
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }