diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt b/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt
index 19eda5c58..19bae6f35 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ GLIB_VERSION_2_36
 GLIB_VERSION_2_38
 GLIB_VERSION_2_40
 GLIB_VERSION_2_42
+GLIB_VERSION_2_44
 GLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
 GLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED
 GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
diff --git a/glib/gversionmacros.h b/glib/gversionmacros.h
index 403fca0af..c4c04ad1a 100644
--- a/glib/gversionmacros.h
+++ b/glib/gversionmacros.h
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@
 #define GLIB_VERSION_PREV_STABLE        (G_ENCODE_VERSION (GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION, GLIB_MINOR_VERSION - 2))
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * GLIB_VERSION_2_44:
+ *
+ * A macro that evaluates to the 2.44 version of GLib, in a format
+ * that can be used by the C pre-processor.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.44
+ */
+#define GLIB_VERSION_2_44       (G_ENCODE_VERSION (2, 44))
+
 /**
  * GLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED:
  *
@@ -342,4 +352,18 @@
 # define GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_42                 _GLIB_EXTERN
 #endif
 
+#if GLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= GLIB_VERSION_2_44
+# define GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_44                GLIB_DEPRECATED
+# define GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_44_FOR(f)         GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(f)
+#else
+# define GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_44                _GLIB_EXTERN
+# define GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_44_FOR(f)         _GLIB_EXTERN
+#endif
+
+#if GLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < GLIB_VERSION_2_44
+# define GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_44                 GLIB_UNAVAILABLE(2, 44)
+#else
+# define GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_44                 _GLIB_EXTERN
+#endif
+
 #endif /*  __G_VERSION_MACROS_H__ */