diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf5b867..e598b1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -162,3 +162,4 @@ eog-2.31.4-20100623git.tar.bz2
 /eog-43.rc.tar.xz
 /eog-43.0.tar.xz
 /eog-43.1.tar.xz
+/eog-44.alpha.tar.xz
diff --git a/eog.spec b/eog.spec
index 9bc54f1..758c186 100644
--- a/eog.spec
+++ b/eog.spec
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 %global tarball_version %%(echo %{version} | tr '~' '.')
 
 Name:    eog
-Version: 43.1
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Version: 44~alpha
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: Eye of GNOME image viewer
 
 # The GFDL has an "or later version" clause embedded inside the license.
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/applications/org.gnome.eog.deskto
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 06 2023 David King <amigadave@amigadave.com> - 44~alpha-1
+- Update to 44.alpha
+
 * Thu Jan 19 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 43.1-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_38_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index ae2a200..37fecb6 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (eog-43.1.tar.xz) = 10fd4f6ad07d5a0c13931cb47c3a16d208eb6aa107f288e32fa0f1fd711d17893be9d9980fa64fa530047da131ef4e10d729421ac46d3549a9ab731be45479bc
+SHA512 (eog-44.alpha.tar.xz) = c3faf3d8a554e68110f1c2baeef568525957fa9e79137124d693e231a7a9020dd0b0930445a2d2fadfeef9cb96011a7dba5e1b1c4f67cb76bcfd4666f9fb52e4