diff --git a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/.SRCINFO b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/.SRCINFO
index 50416cbd..b66bda2a 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/.SRCINFO
+++ b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = kst4contest-bin
 	pkgdesc = ON4KST Chat Client for VHF/UHF contest operation (pre-built)
-	pkgver = 1.43.1
+	pkgver = 1.44.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pkgbase = kst4contest-bin
 	provides = kst4contest
 	conflicts = kst4contest
 	conflicts = kst4contest-git
-	source = KST4Contest-v1.43.1-archlinux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst::https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest/releases/download/v1.43.1/KST4Contest-v1.43.1-archlinux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
-	sha256sums = 99cff343005b2e14c240928552a3cc98e1115014a80b1b8b41cbc86a082eb10c
+	source = KST4Contest-v1.44.0-archlinux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst::https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest/releases/download/v1.44.0/KST4Contest-v1.44.0-archlinux-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
+	sha256sums = 62688fabc25be32ebe71588eb90f0334cfb7ddde14ba1be6df9956ff4415ddf0
 
 pkgname = kst4contest-bin
diff --git a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/PKGBUILD b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/PKGBUILD
index ef06b8cb..1cbf4783 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-bin/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Philipp Wagner <philipp@wagnersnetz.de>
 pkgname=kst4contest-bin
-pkgver=1.43.1
+pkgver=1.44.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="ON4KST Chat Client for VHF/UHF contest operation (pre-built)"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ depends=('gst-plugins-base' 'gst-plugins-good')
 provides=('kst4contest')
 conflicts=('kst4contest' 'kst4contest-git')
 source=("KST4Contest-v${pkgver}-archlinux-${CARCH}.pkg.tar.zst::https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest/releases/download/v${pkgver}/KST4Contest-v${pkgver}-archlinux-${CARCH}.pkg.tar.zst")
-sha256sums=('99cff343005b2e14c240928552a3cc98e1115014a80b1b8b41cbc86a082eb10c')
+sha256sums=('62688fabc25be32ebe71588eb90f0334cfb7ddde14ba1be6df9956ff4415ddf0')
 
 package() {
     cp -a "${srcdir}/usr" "${pkgdir}/"
diff --git a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/.SRCINFO b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/.SRCINFO
index 14d56ee1..12651be8 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/.SRCINFO
+++ b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = kst4contest-git
 	pkgdesc = ON4KST Chat Client for VHF/UHF contest operation (git)
-	pkgver = 1.43.1.r294.g7ee50267
+	pkgver = 1.44.0.r299.g08d65a0e
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest
 	arch = x86_64
diff --git a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/PKGBUILD b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/PKGBUILD
index 1f1e9bc0..fdeaed42 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/aur/kst4contest-git/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Philipp Wagner <philipp@wagnersnetz.de>
 pkgname=kst4contest-git
-pkgver=1.43.1.r294.g7ee50267
+pkgver=1.44.0.r299.g08d65a0e
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="ON4KST Chat Client for VHF/UHF contest operation (git)"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/packaging/aur/kst4contest/.SRCINFO b/packaging/aur/kst4contest/.SRCINFO
index 85406445..b5513894 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/kst4contest/.SRCINFO
+++ b/packaging/aur/kst4contest/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = kst4contest
 	pkgdesc = ON4KST Chat Client for VHF/UHF contest operation
-	pkgver = 1.43.1
+	pkgver = 1.44.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pkgbase = kst4contest
 	provides = kst4contest
 	conflicts = kst4contest-bin
 	conflicts = kst4contest-git
-	source = kst4contest-1.43.1.tar.gz::https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest/archive/refs/tags/v1.43.1.tar.gz
-	sha256sums = 15045996af3ec2dd5008e35d90fe2882bcbe4043b42614365bf2c2aa7696f817
+	source = kst4contest-1.44.0.tar.gz::https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest/archive/refs/tags/v1.44.0.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = e702df24a29e6f914a43934df0095bc4adbd00a9f02df3a632816c832272e914
 
 pkgname = kst4contest
diff --git a/packaging/aur/kst4contest/PKGBUILD b/packaging/aur/kst4contest/PKGBUILD
index ac201abd..79aab26f 100644
--- a/packaging/aur/kst4contest/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/aur/kst4contest/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Philipp Wagner <philipp@wagnersnetz.de>
 pkgname=kst4contest
-pkgver=1.43.1
+pkgver=1.44.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="ON4KST Chat Client for VHF/UHF contest operation"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ makedepends=('java-environment=21' 'maven')
 provides=('kst4contest')
 conflicts=('kst4contest-bin' 'kst4contest-git')
 source=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz::https://github.com/praktimarc/kst4contest/archive/refs/tags/v${pkgver}.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('15045996af3ec2dd5008e35d90fe2882bcbe4043b42614365bf2c2aa7696f817')
+sha256sums=('e702df24a29e6f914a43934df0095bc4adbd00a9f02df3a632816c832272e914')
 
 build() {
     cd "${srcdir}/kst4contest-${pkgver}"