diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-rhdf5/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-rhdf5/package.py
index dc3277e07ab..1acd7473968 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-rhdf5/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-rhdf5/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class RRhdf5(RPackage):
 
     bioc = "rhdf5"
 
+    version("2.44.0", commit="0f6e367ca9e97c37c683cd0f97c06732a67146f0")
     version("2.42.0", commit="fa26027d57b5b6d1c297446d9bbed74d5710c5d2")
     version("2.40.0", commit="fb6c15a3199f3ffd746fb9a381d574d17fef45a2")
     version("2.38.0", commit="f6fdfa807f5cd5a4d11d4aa6ebfaa81c118b4c3f")