diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
index 1d9354d48e1a..4f7d35f420ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkg-config, ApplicationServices, CoreServices }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.43.0";
+  version = "1.44.1";
   pname = "libuv";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-AsXJb2AGNx+SARPmY8uRFRLfX5vqTPNjwL8njSw/e7o=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-12uveSEavRxQW4xVrB4Rkkj+eHZ71Qy8dRG+95ldz50=";
   };
 
   postPatch = let