diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e3bf4b..fb04c68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -163,3 +163,4 @@
 /gnome-shell-extensions-43.0.tar.xz
 /gnome-shell-extensions-43.1.tar.xz
 /gnome-shell-extensions-44.beta.tar.xz
+/gnome-shell-extensions-44.rc.tar.xz
diff --git a/gnome-shell-extensions.spec b/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
index a06ab72..0fc5ba9 100644
--- a/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %global major_version %%(cut -d "." -f 1 <<<%{tarball_version})
 
 Name:           gnome-shell-extensions
-Version:        44~beta
+Version:        44~rc
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Modify and extend GNOME Shell functionality and behavior
 
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ workspaces.
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 06 2023 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 44~rc-1
+- Update to 44.rc
+
 * Tue Feb 14 2023 Florian Müllner <fmuellner@redhat.com> - 44~beta-1
 - Update to 44.beta
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index aa2aa12..7204ada 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (gnome-shell-extensions-44.beta.tar.xz) = 2986d95997d7351f406ab42cec7b048c24cd43d9fa7d759232b888a7d607e516e0bbe1def577e7f12dd1fb255540dfe95a7809e51a9fd2199706a4895b32dab5
+SHA512 (gnome-shell-extensions-44.rc.tar.xz) = 4b1607a349a30f4ec077019fbf50818f9c96aaf835b4db53662fb17956d638f40ae374bbf33d28e74daea4729e1aaaa78a10bd26369bdf6e3cef06bda725cdfe