diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 991f0c6..c3941d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ stunnel-4.33.tar.gz.asc
 /stunnel-4.42.tar.gz
 /stunnel-4.42.tar.gz.asc
 /stunnel-4.42.tar.gz.sha256
+/stunnel-4.44.tar.gz
+/stunnel-4.44.tar.gz.asc
+/stunnel-4.44.tar.gz.sha256
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 42f42c0..1e148c3 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-f64a7426166d397dd826deef33bb6aa0  stunnel-4.42.tar.gz
-011dc68c245c465d120e8bfad10cc891  stunnel-4.42.tar.gz.asc
-cae8c555fe7be6e17194b8fc84f28ae7  stunnel-4.42.tar.gz.sha256
+c9dd51fc02b913ce5bf7b3fc12f9cb4a  stunnel-4.44.tar.gz
+e86fc2578e5304ae5a7b586ce170f843  stunnel-4.44.tar.gz.asc
+66997c52850f47f0f2bc8a40a228799b  stunnel-4.44.tar.gz.sha256
diff --git a/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch b/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch
index f0d8476..ef1aad0 100644
--- a/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch
+++ b/stunnel-4-authpriv.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.8
---- stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.8	2011-08-18 13:56:01.000000000 -0400
-+++ stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.8	2011-08-19 13:30:51.218600480 -0400
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.44/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-4.44-patched/doc/stunnel.8
+--- stunnel-4.44/doc/stunnel.8	2011-09-07 16:21:06.000000000 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.44-patched/doc/stunnel.8	2011-09-20 16:36:06.839020567 -0400
 @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
  all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use \fIdebug = debug\fR or
  \&\fIdebug = 7\fR for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.8 stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.8
  (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
  .Sp
  Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.html
---- stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.html	2011-08-18 13:56:02.000000000 -0400
-+++ stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.html	2011-08-19 13:30:51.218600480 -0400
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.44/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-4.44-patched/doc/stunnel.html
+--- stunnel-4.44/doc/stunnel.html	2011-09-07 16:21:07.000000000 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.44-patched/doc/stunnel.html	2011-09-20 16:36:06.840020566 -0400
 @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ emerg (0), alert (1), crit (2), err (3),
  info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for the specified level and
  all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use <em>debug = debug</em> or
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.html stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.ht
  (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)</p>
  <p>Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.</p>
  </dd>
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.pod
---- stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.pod	2011-08-18 13:49:51.000000000 -0400
-+++ stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.pod	2011-08-19 13:30:51.219600478 -0400
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.44/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-4.44-patched/doc/stunnel.pod
+--- stunnel-4.44/doc/stunnel.pod	2011-09-07 16:19:39.000000000 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.44-patched/doc/stunnel.pod	2011-09-20 16:36:06.845020561 -0400
 @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ info (6), or debug (7).  All logs for th
  all levels numerically less than it will be shown.  Use I<debug = debug> or
  I<debug = 7> for greatest debugging output.  The default is notice (5).
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/doc/stunnel.pod stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/doc/stunnel.pod
  (Facilities are not supported on Win32.)
  
  Case is ignored for both facilities and levels.
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/src/options.c stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/src/options.c
---- stunnel-4.42/src/options.c	2011-08-18 13:15:17.000000000 -0400
-+++ stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/src/options.c	2011-08-19 13:30:51.221600474 -0400
-@@ -140,8 +140,12 @@ static char *parse_global_option(CMD cmd
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.44/src/options.c stunnel-4.44-patched/src/options.c
+--- stunnel-4.44/src/options.c	2011-09-10 12:44:16.000000000 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.44-patched/src/options.c	2011-09-20 16:36:06.846020561 -0400
+@@ -142,8 +142,12 @@ static char *parse_global_option(CMD cmd
      case CMD_INIT:
          new_global_options.debug_level=LOG_NOTICE;
  #if !defined (USE_WIN32) && !defined (__vms)
diff --git a/stunnel-4-sample.patch b/stunnel-4-sample.patch
index a41f2ea..77260db 100644
--- a/stunnel-4-sample.patch
+++ b/stunnel-4-sample.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-diff -urNp stunnel-4.42/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in
---- stunnel-4.42/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2011-07-24 01:51:56.000000000 -0400
-+++ stunnel-4.42-cvs-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2011-08-19 13:30:58.823586297 -0400
+diff -urNp stunnel-4.44/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in stunnel-4.44-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in
+--- stunnel-4.44/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2011-07-24 01:51:56.000000000 -0400
++++ stunnel-4.44-patched/tools/stunnel.conf-sample.in	2011-09-20 16:39:07.580888462 -0400
 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  
  ; A copy of some devices and system files is needed within the chroot jail
diff --git a/stunnel.spec b/stunnel.spec
index b0316d3..33bef42 100644
--- a/stunnel.spec
+++ b/stunnel.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: An SSL-encrypting socket wrapper
 Name: stunnel
-Version: 4.42
+Version: 4.44
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: Applications/Internet
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %exclude %{_sysconfdir}/stunnel/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 20 2011 Avesh Agarwal <avagarwa@redhat.com> - 4.44-1
+- New upstream realease 4.44
+- Updated local patches
+
 * Fri Aug 19 2011 Avesh Agarwal <avagarwa@redhat.com> - 4.42-1
 - New upstream realease 4.42
 - Updated local patches