diff --git a/editors/novelwriter/Makefile b/editors/novelwriter/Makefile
index 3cda46474ea8..88b67833fa05 100644
--- a/editors/novelwriter/Makefile
+++ b/editors/novelwriter/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	novelwriter
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	2.4.3
+DISTVERSION=	2.4.4
 CATEGORIES=	editors python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Text editor designed for writing novels
 WWW=		https://novelwriter.io/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 
 PY_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}lxml>0:devel/py-lxml@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}enchant>=3.0.0:textproc/py-enchant@${PY_FLAVOR}
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PY_DEPENDS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PY_DEPENDS}
 
 USES=		python pyqt:5
 USE_PYQT=	pyqt5
 USE_PYTHON=	pep517 concurrent autoplist
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	vkbo
 GH_PROJECT=	novelWriter
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/editors/novelwriter/distinfo b/editors/novelwriter/distinfo
index 4f7d531f5f2e..99b7b913abc0 100644
--- a/editors/novelwriter/distinfo
+++ b/editors/novelwriter/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1716753086
-SHA256 (vkbo-novelWriter-v2.4.3_GH0.tar.gz) = b687c13731785ed6305c6ff315af783acb81ae32ae5c08cf46ded555d8b617c3
-SIZE (vkbo-novelWriter-v2.4.3_GH0.tar.gz) = 5065151
+TIMESTAMP = 1718255825
+SHA256 (vkbo-novelWriter-v2.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = d8f4361a56a29ac96ed0ff5e3ea5193e6bc60ad097ae5c612dd163395773ddf1
+SIZE (vkbo-novelWriter-v2.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 5064507