diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/libpng/libpng_1.6.43.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/libpng/libpng_1.6.44.bb
similarity index 92%
rename from meta/recipes-multimedia/libpng/libpng_1.6.43.bb
rename to meta/recipes-multimedia/libpng/libpng_1.6.44.bb
index f1febd0a02..dce4fadc47 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/libpng/libpng_1.6.43.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/libpng/libpng_1.6.44.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DEPENDS = "zlib"
 LIBV = "16"
 
 SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BPN}${LIBV}/${BP}.tar.xz"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "6a5ca0652392a2d7c9db2ae5b40210843c0bbc081cbd410825ab00cc59f14a6c"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "60c4da1d5b7f0aa8d158da48e8f8afa9773c1c8baa5d21974df61f1886b8ce8e"
 
 MIRRORS += "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/project/${BPN}/${BPN}${LIBV}/ ${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/project/${BPN}/${BPN}${LIBV}/older-releases/"