diff --git a/lang/perl-cgi/Makefile b/lang/perl-cgi/Makefile
index 832e8b93f..a7f8c7a70 100644
--- a/lang/perl-cgi/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl-cgi/Makefile
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=perl-cgi
-PKG_VERSION:=4.42
+PKG_VERSION:=4.44
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.cpan.org/authors/id/L/LE/LEEJO
 PKG_SOURCE:=CGI-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_HASH:=11d308e7dad2312d65747a7fdec5d0c22024c28df5e882e829ca1553482024e7
+PKG_HASH:=12435fb7ebd3585c47b6d60ee4f5c7d6a7c114a2827d2b5acf3d62aa9fcf1208
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/perl/CGI-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
-PKG_LICENSE:=Artistic-2.0
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Marcel Denia <naoir@gmx.net>, \
 		Philip Prindeville <philipp@redfish-solutions.com>
-
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/perl/CGI-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_LICENSE:=Artistic-2.0
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
 # don't strip comments because that will mangle this module
 PKG_LEAVE_COMMENTS:=1