diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.hash b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.hash
index 7619e26275..e2790336e7 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.hash
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# From https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v1.44.5/sha256sums.asc
-sha256 ba5eb3069d69160d96818bb9700de9ab5a8458d9add1fd85d427c0000d34c5b9  e2fsprogs-1.44.5.tar.xz
+# From https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v1.44.6/sha256sums.asc
+sha256 883ae736d5a1cd954ff40a11a6743cd5913322a7685b10c8ed757eab5298ee90  e2fsprogs-1.44.6.tar.xz
 # Locally calculated
 sha256 5da5ef153e559c1d990d4c3eedbedd4442db892d37eae1f35fff069de8ec9020  NOTICE
 sha256 032989b508f1a72ebee5b3417e55d06d473f9ee203e45ab11864a7e49cdec63d  lib/ss/mit-sipb-copyright.h
diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
index f5785ab4f2..50397097d7 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-E2FSPROGS_VERSION = 1.44.5
+E2FSPROGS_VERSION = 1.44.6
 E2FSPROGS_SOURCE = e2fsprogs-$(E2FSPROGS_VERSION).tar.xz
 E2FSPROGS_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v$(E2FSPROGS_VERSION)
 E2FSPROGS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0, MIT-like with advertising clause (libss and libet)