diff --git a/net/socat/Makefile b/net/socat/Makefile
index 0b0c1ec7fd1d..5a7f7b7e39ee 100644
--- a/net/socat/Makefile
+++ b/net/socat/Makefile
@@ -1,49 +1,49 @@
 PORTNAME=	socat
-DISTVERSION=	1.7.4.3
+DISTVERSION=	1.7.4.4
 CATEGORIES=	net
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/ \
 		LOCAL/ehaupt
 
 MAINTAINER=	ehaupt@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Multipurpose relay and more
 WWW=		http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		compiler cpe ssl tar:bzip2
 CPE_VENDOR=	dest-unreach
 USE_RC_SUBR=	socat
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 PORTSCOUT=	skipv:2.0.0-b2
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/filan \
 		bin/procan \
 		bin/socat \
 		"@sample etc/socat-instances.conf.sample" \
 		man/man1/socat.1.gz
 PORTDOCS=	EXAMPLES FAQ README SECURITY
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS READLINE
 
 READLINE_USES=			readline
 READLINE_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	readline
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${SSL_DEFAULT} != base
 USES+=		localbase
 .endif
 
 do-install:
 .for f in filan procan socat
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/${f} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 .endfor
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/doc/${PORTNAME}.1 ${STAGEDIR}${MAN1PREFIX}/man/man1
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${FILESDIR}/socat-instances.conf.sample ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/net/socat/distinfo b/net/socat/distinfo
index 95222a614301..432f949e2309 100644
--- a/net/socat/distinfo
+++ b/net/socat/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1641741062
-SHA256 (socat-1.7.4.3.tar.bz2) = d47318104415077635119dfee44bcfb41de3497374a9a001b1aff6e2f0858007
-SIZE (socat-1.7.4.3.tar.bz2) = 516192
+TIMESTAMP = 1667812252
+SHA256 (socat-1.7.4.4.tar.bz2) = fbd42bd2f0e54a3af6d01bdf15385384ab82dbc0e4f1a5e153b3e0be1b6380ac
+SIZE (socat-1.7.4.4.tar.bz2) = 522127