diff --git a/gis/survex/README b/gis/survex/README
index 51461a02e8..f1a3ea5a5f 100644
--- a/gis/survex/README
+++ b/gis/survex/README
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ Survex is a Free and Open Source software package to assist surveying
 and mapping cave systems.
 
 By default this slackbuild installs a sample dataset into the 
-installation directory tree. If you do not need this pass to the 
+installation directory tree. If you do not need this passe to the 
 script the environment variable SAMPLE=no as following:
 
-  SAMPLE=no ./survex.SlackBuild
+SAMPLE=no ./survex.SlackBuild
 
 Note: the Graphical Interface User is launched by the command aven or 
 the Desktop entry "Aven Cave Surveying Tool".
diff --git a/gis/survex/survex.SlackBuild b/gis/survex/survex.SlackBuild
index 8c9c29f8b7..8d9495a6ba 100644
--- a/gis/survex/survex.SlackBuild
+++ b/gis/survex/survex.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=survex
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4.3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.4.4}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/gis/survex/survex.info b/gis/survex/survex.info
index 56c7891b4a..2b4485d262 100644
--- a/gis/survex/survex.info
+++ b/gis/survex/survex.info
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 PRGNAM="survex"
-VERSION="1.4.3"
+VERSION="1.4.4"
 HOMEPAGE="https://survex.com"
-DOWNLOAD="https://survex.com/software/1.4.3/survex-1.4.3.tar.gz \
+DOWNLOAD="https://survex.com/software/1.4.4/survex-1.4.4.tar.gz \
           https://survex.com/software/sample.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="9e2c2864e45be138c6e1f23416718eac \
+MD5SUM="34384a954f1fb3c7213e0c2d388312e5 \
         75f0d39e52fefb886b39ea664ef76c80"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""