diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
index 86a63876c670..dd7b00b0414d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-shell";
-  version = "43.3";
+  version = "44.beta";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-shell/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "Sf+NBfVfpPHCLwXQOFhSzrQpprY4DBuoRh5ipG1MBx4=";
+    sha256 = "JACs9fFjtpoHtWB7VieWYHWHOx9ITVVLpugBa9VfCEY=";
   };
 
   patches = [