diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 86d4e9f..5581756 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ socat-1.7.2.0.tar.gz
 /socat-1.7.4.0.tar.gz
 /socat-1.7.4.1.tar.gz
 /socat-1.7.4.2.tar.gz
+/socat-1.7.4.3.tar.gz
+/socat-1.7.4.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/socat.spec b/socat.spec
index 5e0aa49..c65ba88 100644
--- a/socat.spec
+++ b/socat.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 Summary: Bidirectional data relay between two data channels ('netcat++')
 Name: socat
-Version: 1.7.4.2
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Version: 1.7.4.4
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Url:  http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
 Source: http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ export OD_C=/usr/bin/od
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 08 2022 Clemens Lang <cllang@redhat.com> - 1.7.4.4-1
+- Resolves: rhbz#2038615 socat-1.7.4.4 is available
+
 * Mon Dec 12 2022 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> - 1.7.4.2-4
 - Port configure script to C99 (#2152488)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 200ec3f..394cd75 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (socat-1.7.4.2.tar.gz) = c331a6348e0febb35cd8adc2b116e3b8896cd7f64bcd93e507df4b8197ee1e6738ca256abf74c9b225e7a3769cf9643f0e237826125c6f390b5124ce0f10c972
+SHA512 (socat-1.7.4.4.tar.gz) = 709fd393642d4249152d75add4d489ea76e6118c9e6740e796f029e8c5ddd4f5c9218d587977fc57ada640f635a996cbbe4055275236a169881bb2be1d3e5df9