diff --git a/audio/guitarix/guitarix.SlackBuild b/audio/guitarix/guitarix.SlackBuild
index 444977a163..794625914a 100644
--- a/audio/guitarix/guitarix.SlackBuild
+++ b/audio/guitarix/guitarix.SlackBuild
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # Note to self: git URL for guitarix is:
 # git://git.code.sf.net/p/guitarix/git/
 
+# 20230108 bkw: Updated for 0.44.1.
 # 20211205 bkw: BUILD=2
 # - new-style icons.
 # - correct install permissions in /usr/share/gx_head
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=guitarix
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.42.1}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.44.1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
 
diff --git a/audio/guitarix/guitarix.info b/audio/guitarix/guitarix.info
index 2fc42a202f..8618e9f5ae 100644
--- a/audio/guitarix/guitarix.info
+++ b/audio/guitarix/guitarix.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="guitarix"
-VERSION="0.42.1"
-HOMEPAGE="http://guitarix.sourceforge.net/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/guitarix/guitarix2-0.42.1.tar.xz"
-MD5SUM="f583b67fbef3f3a9c947850d64c94849"
+VERSION="0.44.1"
+HOMEPAGE="https://guitarix.sourceforge.net/"
+DOWNLOAD="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/guitarix/guitarix2-0.44.1.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="d1757e08ddc54c4ec07defea6a30ac5b"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="jack liblrdf lilv"