diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8e22ed..88068a2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # also bump pve-kernel-meta if either of MAJ.MIN, PATCHLEVEL or KREL change
 KERNEL_MAJ=5
 KERNEL_MIN=4
-KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=41
+KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=44
 # increment KREL if the ABI changes (abicheck target in debian/rules)
 # rebuild packages with new KREL and run 'make abiupdate'
 KREL=1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 92bbea9..241ce5f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+pve-kernel (5.4.44-1) pve pmg; urgency=medium
+
+  * update sources to Ubuntu-5.4.0-38.42
+
+  * bump ABI to 5.4.44-1
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:18:46 +0200
+
 pve-kernel (5.4.41-1) pve pmg; urgency=medium
 
   * update sources to Ubuntu-5.4.0-32.36