diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix
index 560d40ddc115..6d029bafa88d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 , libportal-gtk4
 , gnome-desktop
 , gnome-online-accounts
+, qrencode
 , wrapGAppsHook4
 , folks
 , libxml2
@@ -26,11 +27,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-contacts";
-  version = "43.1";
+  version = "44.beta";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-contacts/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "Ug3IjJAce4/n4SoBOhQlz+2R8vhAhIWitJ+SxnWZACA=";
+    sha256 = "hinEkGeL2yJwYZbYAhyWV6zbuDLtmHe4EsAz3g7wv2s=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libadwaita
     libxml2
     gnome-online-accounts
+    qrencode
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;