diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1614e5..c2cb4ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -435,3 +435,4 @@ network-manager-applet-0.8.1.tar.bz2
 /NetworkManager-1.43.8.tar.xz
 /NetworkManager-1.43.10.tar.xz
 /NetworkManager-1.43.90.tar.xz
+/NetworkManager-1.44.0.tar.xz
diff --git a/NetworkManager.spec b/NetworkManager.spec
index 1b383c9..366ae91 100644
--- a/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 %global glib2_version %(pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0 2>/dev/null || echo bad)
 
 %global epoch_version 1
-%global real_version 1.43.90
+%global real_version 1.44.0
 %global rpm_version %{real_version}
 %global release_version 1
 %global snapshot %{nil}
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@
 %global ifcfg_warning 0
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 39
+%global ifcfg_migrate 1
+%else
+%global ifcfg_migrate 0
+%endif
+
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 # Although eBPF would be available on Fedora's kernel, it seems
 # we often get SELinux denials (rh#1651654). But even aside them,
@@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ Epoch: %{epoch_version}
 Version: %{rpm_version}
 Release: %{release_version}%{?snap}%{?dist}
 Group: System Environment/Base
-License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
+License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
 URL: https://networkmanager.dev/
 
 Source: https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager/%{real_version_major}/%{name}-%{real_version}.tar.xz
@@ -733,6 +739,9 @@ Preferably use nmcli instead.
 	-Ddist_version=%{version}-%{release} \
 %if %{?config_plugins_default_ifcfg_rh}
 	-Dconfig_plugins_default=ifcfg-rh \
+%endif
+%if %{?ifcfg_migrate}
+	-Dconfig_migrate_ifcfg_rh_default=true \
 %endif
 	-Dresolvconf=no \
 	-Dnetconfig=no \
@@ -878,6 +887,9 @@ autoreconf --install --force
 	--with-dist-version=%{version}-%{release} \
 %if %{?config_plugins_default_ifcfg_rh}
 	--with-config-plugins-default=ifcfg-rh \
+%endif
+%if %{?ifcfg_migrate}
+	--with-config-migrate-ifcfg-rh-default=yes \
 %endif
 	--with-resolvconf=no \
 	--with-netconfig=no \
@@ -1246,6 +1258,11 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 10 2023 Beniamino Galvani <bgalvani@redhat.com> - 1:1.44.0-1
+- Update to 1.44.0 release
+- Enable automatic migration of ifcfg profiles to keyfile:
+  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/MigrateIfcfgToKeyfile
+
 * Fri Jul 28 2023 Beniamino Galvani <bgalvani@redhat.com> - 1:1.43.90-1
 - Update to 1.44-rc1 (1.43.90) (release candidate)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index be8c149..9b84f9d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (NetworkManager-1.43.90.tar.xz) = 3d237b76fa07d0f68a79d6820066d7ee448971a322a9820c32638df37032402dd3fc36e51083f6f4c68bb8871f8330c58cdf7b29cbeb53049a947646e378c637
+SHA512 (NetworkManager-1.44.0.tar.xz) = 7ebece465dfd108d66adb1c941ab22bdca8bb0ce7869baa421e4aef65e89a23bf63f3713e809e1e7b6c5226813ad9d56d8af339c711507a33aa6728afd334405