diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 1839756b0d..3fb15c0481 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module(
     name = "rules_go",
-    version = "0.44.1",
+    version = "0.44.2",
     compatibility_level = 0,
     repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
 )
diff --git a/go/def.bzl b/go/def.bzl
index 00c98d8253..6a03e93f17 100644
--- a/go/def.bzl
+++ b/go/def.bzl
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ TOOLS_NOGO = [str(Label(l)) for l in _TOOLS_NOGO]
 
 # Current version or next version to be tagged. Gazelle and other tools may
 # check this to determine compatibility.
-RULES_GO_VERSION = "0.44.1"
+RULES_GO_VERSION = "0.44.2"
 
 go_context = _go_context
 gomock = _gomock