diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-vcs.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-vcs.scm
index 7442ec93f4..d841abf2cd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-vcs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-vcs.scm
@@ -5423,6 +5423,37 @@ (define-public rust-gix-ref-0.45
                        ("rust-winnow" ,rust-winnow-0.6))
        #:cargo-development-inputs (("rust-gix-date" ,rust-gix-date-0.8))))))
 
+(define-public rust-gix-ref-0.44
+  (package
+    (inherit rust-gix-ref-0.47)
+    (name "rust-gix-ref")
+    (version "0.44.1")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (crate-uri "gix-ref" version))
+       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "0biy3y7src1wsx5prynvyg7wzyzf3ss8f6hyphpb5ijvgscs551k"))))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:tests? #f ;use of undeclared crate gix_testtools
+       #:cargo-inputs (("rust-document-features" ,rust-document-features-0.2)
+                       ("rust-gix-actor" ,rust-gix-actor-0.31)
+                       ("rust-gix-date" ,rust-gix-date-0.8)
+                       ("rust-gix-features" ,rust-gix-features-0.38)
+                       ("rust-gix-fs" ,rust-gix-fs-0.11)
+                       ("rust-gix-hash" ,rust-gix-hash-0.14)
+                       ("rust-gix-lock" ,rust-gix-lock-14)
+                       ("rust-gix-object" ,rust-gix-object-0.42)
+                       ("rust-gix-path" ,rust-gix-path-0.10)
+                       ("rust-gix-tempfile" ,rust-gix-tempfile-14)
+                       ("rust-gix-utils" ,rust-gix-utils-0.1)
+                       ("rust-gix-validate" ,rust-gix-validate-0.8)
+                       ("rust-memmap2" ,rust-memmap2-0.9)
+                       ("rust-serde" ,rust-serde-1)
+                       ("rust-thiserror" ,rust-thiserror-1)
+                       ("rust-winnow" ,rust-winnow-0.6))))))
+
 (define-public rust-gix-ref-0.40
   (package
     (inherit rust-gix-ref-0.47)