diff --git a/community/virtualbox-guest-modules-hardened/APKBUILD b/community/virtualbox-guest-modules-hardened/APKBUILD
index f3857ebee4d..4a86c004044 100644
--- a/community/virtualbox-guest-modules-hardened/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/virtualbox-guest-modules-hardened/APKBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 _flavor=${FLAVOR:-hardened}
 _kpkg=linux-$_flavor
-_kver=4.9.43
+_kver=4.9.44
 _kpkgrel=0
 
 # when chaning _ver we *must* bump _mypkgrel