diff --git a/gnome-session-43.0.tar.xz b/gnome-session-43.0.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a331af..0000000
--- a/gnome-session-43.0.tar.xz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:3fb9949501385c8c14618e78f178d952df98ad8c91080f4c5e1568c7393ae1f2
-size 484196
diff --git a/gnome-session-44.rc.tar.xz b/gnome-session-44.rc.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b02308b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-session-44.rc.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:03659950be77c97d8effdda838926a5ffdc7d05fdf98136fc0e9787634e71a41
+size 485348
diff --git a/gnome-session-exit-when-lost-name-on-bus.patch b/gnome-session-exit-when-lost-name-on-bus.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f99c457..0000000
--- a/gnome-session-exit-when-lost-name-on-bus.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-Index: gnome-session-41.3/gnome-session/gsm-manager.c
-===================================================================
---- gnome-session-41.3.orig/gnome-session/gsm-manager.c
-+++ gnome-session-41.3/gnome-session/gsm-manager.c
-@@ -1850,6 +1850,16 @@ gsm_manager_set_failsafe (GsmManager *ma
- }
- 
- gboolean
-+gsm_manager_get_dbus_disconnected (GsmManager *manager)
-+{
-+        GsmManagerPrivate *priv = gsm_manager_get_instance_private (manager);
-+
-+        g_return_val_if_fail (GSM_IS_MANAGER (manager), FALSE);
-+
-+        return priv->dbus_disconnected;
-+}
-+
-+gboolean
- gsm_manager_get_failsafe (GsmManager *manager)
- {
-         GsmManagerPrivate *priv = gsm_manager_get_instance_private (manager);
-Index: gnome-session-41.3/gnome-session/main.c
-===================================================================
---- gnome-session-41.3.orig/gnome-session/main.c
-+++ gnome-session-41.3/gnome-session/main.c
-@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ on_name_lost (GDBusConnection *connectio
-               gpointer    data)
- {
-         if (connection == NULL) {
--                g_warning ("Lost name on bus: %s", name);
--                gsm_fail_whale_dialog_we_failed (TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
-+                if (gsm_manager_get_dbus_disconnected (manager))
-+                        gsm_quit ();
-+                else {
-+                        g_warning ("Lost name on bus: %s", name);
-+                        gsm_fail_whale_dialog_we_failed (TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
-+                }
-         } else {
-                 g_debug ("Calling name lost callback function");
- 
diff --git a/gnome-session.changes b/gnome-session.changes
index bf09f2c..7d061aa 100644
--- a/gnome-session.changes
+++ b/gnome-session.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar  6 12:32:56 UTC 2023 - Bjørn Lie <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
+
+- Update to version 44.rc:
+  + Code clean ups
+  + Better handling when dbus-daemon dies
+  + Improved log output
+  + Updated translations.
+- Pass systemduserunitdir=%%{_userunitdir} to meson, ensure we set
+  the correct dir during build.
+- Drop gnome-session-exit-when-lost-name-on-bus.patch: Fixed
+  upstream.
+- Bump basever define to 44 following upstream changes.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 20 17:57:29 UTC 2022 - Bjørn Lie <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/gnome-session.spec b/gnome-session.spec
index 3cfec20..ddf8c2f 100644
--- a/gnome-session.spec
+++ b/gnome-session.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gnome-session
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,24 +16,22 @@
 #
 
 
-%define basever 43
+%define basever 44
 
 Name:           gnome-session
-Version:        43.0
+Version:        44.rc
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Session Tools for the GNOME Desktop
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          System/GUI/GNOME
 URL:            https://www.gnome.org
-Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-session/%{basever}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-session/44/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        gnome
 Source2:        gnome.desktop
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gnome-session-better-handle-empty-xdg_session_type.patch bsc#1084756 bgo#794256 yfjiang@suse.com -- solution provided by msrb@suse.com using a more reasonable way to handle gpu acceleration check
 Patch0:         gnome-session-better-handle-empty-xdg_session_type.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE gnome-session-s390-not-require-g-s-d_wacom.patch bsc#1129412 yfjiang@suse.com -- Remove the runtime requirement of g-s-d Wacom plugin
 Patch2:         gnome-session-s390-not-require-g-s-d_wacom.patch
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gnome-session-exit-when-lost-name-on-bus.patch bsc#1175622 glgo!GNOME/gnome-session!60 xwang@suse.com -- gnome-session exit immediately when lost name on bus
-Patch3:         gnome-session-exit-when-lost-name-on-bus.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  docbook-xsl-stylesheets
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -110,14 +108,14 @@ functional GNOME desktop.
 %ifarch s390 s390x
 %patch2 -p1
 %endif
-%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 %meson \
-  -D docbook=false \
-  -D systemd=true \
-  -D systemd_journal=true \
-  %{nil}
+	-D docbook=false \
+	-D systemd=true \
+	-D systemd_journal=true \
+	-D systemduserunitdir=%{_userunitdir} \
+	%{nil}
 %meson_build
 
 %install