diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
index 96903c448e8..c1d4357bbad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-characters/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gnome-characters'
 pkgname=gnome-characters
-version=43.1
+version=44.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/Apps/CharacterMap"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gnome-characters/${version%.*}/gnome-characters-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=b23e15d950978b363c81a47261ee1a3b47db3c6697ee169ff213eea6572a7841
+checksum=05b15c028cc190aef92e6092fd84fa8d5f2448e0e9076446a3566f3a081ff50b
 lib32disabled=yes