diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index abf9e41f0531dee64c3823843379e1d16d19e60d..606159a47ace1e4e4fdee81b0b83e3cdf022e20f 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.42.1
+8.44.0
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/workhorse-8-44-0.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/workhorse-8-44-0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1d96fe226a63e6787215b103e69ad886b99611c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/workhorse-8-44-0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update Workhorse to v8.44.0
+merge_request: 40970
+author:
+type: other