diff --git a/src/pcre.mk b/src/pcre.mk
index ac3b8c4c..3bef0ff5 100644
--- a/src/pcre.mk
+++ b/src/pcre.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ PKG             := pcre
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := https://www.pcre.org/
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := PCRE
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 8.43
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 91e762520003013834ac1adb4a938d53b22a216341c061b0cf05603b290faf6b
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 8.44
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 19108658b23b3ec5058edc9f66ac545ea19f9537234be1ec62b714c84399366d
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := pcre-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := pcre-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.bz2
 $(PKG)_URL      := https://ftp.pcre.org/pub/pcre/$($(PKG)_FILE)