diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index d33e756bcff..28944e06b3e 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -2920,9 +2920,9 @@ libsysprof-2.so sysprof-3.24.1_1
 libsysprof-ui-2.so sysprof-3.24.1_1
 libmozjs-52.so mozjs52-52.3.0_1
 libmozjs-52.so.0 mozjs52-52.3.0_1
-libvala-0.42.so.0 libvala-0.42.1_1
-libvaladoc-0.42.so.0 libvala-0.42.1_1
-libvalaccodegen.so libvala-0.42.4_1
+libvala-0.44.so.0 libvala-0.44.0_1
+libvaladoc-0.44.so.0 libvala-0.44.0_1
+libvalaccodegen.so libvala-0.44.0_1
 libphodav-2.0.so.0 phodav-2.2_1
 libgfshare.so.2 libgfshare-2.0.0_1
 libtracker-miner-2.0.so.0 libtracker-2.0.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/patches/fix-valadoc-cross.patch b/srcpkgs/vala/patches/fix-valadoc-cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ab1a1b0cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala/patches/fix-valadoc-cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+This check is broken in cross, see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala/issues/775
+
+We are sure that we have cgraph, so just hack around this for now.
+
+diff --git configure.ac configure.ac
+index 16ebd1f..df789b9 100644
+--- configure.ac
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -164,25 +164,8 @@ if test x$enable_valadoc = xyes; then
+ 	cgraph_tmp_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+ 	LIBADD="$LIBADD $LIBGVC_LIBS"
+ 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LIBGVC_CFLAGS"
+-	AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+-		[AC_LANG_SOURCE([
+-			#include <gvc.h>
+-			int main(void) {
+-				#ifdef WITH_CGRAPH
+-					return 0;
+-				#else
+-					return -1;
+-				#endif
+-			}
+-		])], [
+-			AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+-			VALAFLAGS="$VALAFLAGS -D WITH_CGRAPH"
+-			have_cgraph=yes
+-		], [
+-			AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+-			have_cgraph=no
+-		]
+-	)
++	VALAFLAGS="$VALAFLAGS -D WITH_CGRAPH"
++	have_cgraph=yes
+ 	LIBADD="$cgraph_tmp_LIBADD"
+ 	CFLAGS="$cgraph_tmp_CFLAGS"
+ fi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/patches/libvaladoc-Allow-disabling-the-graphviz-dependency.patch b/srcpkgs/vala/patches/libvaladoc-Allow-disabling-the-graphviz-dependency.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a55b3199ad0..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/vala/patches/libvaladoc-Allow-disabling-the-graphviz-dependency.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,220 +0,0 @@
-From eb716dc856c20b3da146a4e83e9800bd1f53c739 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Rico Tzschichholz <ricotz@ubuntu.com>
-Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 18:52:55 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] libvaladoc: Allow disabling the graphviz dependency of
- valadoc
-
-https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=787375
-Rebased for 0.42
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 730c72d..af81986 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -119,34 +119,38 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GMODULE, gmodule-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED)
- AC_SUBST(GMODULE_CFLAGS)
- AC_SUBST(GMODULE_LIBS)
- 
--PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGVC, libgvc >= $LIBGVC_REQUIRED)
--AC_MSG_CHECKING([for CGRAPH])
--cgraph_tmp_LIBADD="$LIBADD"
--cgraph_tmp_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
--LIBADD="$LIBADD $LIBGVC_LIBS"
--CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LIBGVC_CFLAGS"
--AC_RUN_IFELSE(
--	[AC_LANG_SOURCE([
--		#include <gvc.h>
--
--		int main(void) {
--			#ifdef WITH_CGRAPH
--				return 0;
--			#else
--				return -1;
--			#endif
--		}
--	])], [
--		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
--		VALAFLAGS="$VALAFLAGS -D WITH_CGRAPH"
--		have_cgraph=yes
--	], [
--		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
--		have_cgraph=no
--	]
--)
--LIBADD="$cgraph_tmp_LIBADD"
--CFLAGS="$cgraph_tmp_CFLAGS"
-+AC_ARG_ENABLE(graphviz, AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-graphviz], [Disable graphviz usage for valadoc]), enable_graphviz=$enableval, enable_graphviz=yes)
-+if test x$enable_graphviz = xyes; then
-+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGVC, libgvc >= $LIBGVC_REQUIRED)
-+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for CGRAPH])
-+	VALAFLAGS="$VALAFLAGS -D HAVE_GRAPHVIZ"
-+	cgraph_tmp_LIBADD="$LIBADD"
-+	cgraph_tmp_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-+	LIBADD="$LIBADD $LIBGVC_LIBS"
-+	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LIBGVC_CFLAGS"
-+	AC_RUN_IFELSE(
-+		[AC_LANG_SOURCE([
-+			#include <gvc.h>
-+			int main(void) {
-+				#ifdef WITH_CGRAPH
-+					return 0;
-+				#else
-+					return -1;
-+				#endif
-+			}
-+		])], [
-+			AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-+			VALAFLAGS="$VALAFLAGS -D WITH_CGRAPH"
-+			have_cgraph=yes
-+		], [
-+			AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-+			have_cgraph=no
-+		]
-+	)
-+	LIBADD="$cgraph_tmp_LIBADD"
-+	CFLAGS="$cgraph_tmp_CFLAGS"
-+fi
-+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_GRAPHVIZ, test x$enable_graphviz = xyes)
- AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CGRAPH, test "$have_cgraph" = "yes")
- 
- AC_PATH_PROG([XSLTPROC], [xsltproc], :)
-diff --git a/libvaladoc/Makefile.am b/libvaladoc/Makefile.am
-index 384292f..604ab54 100644
---- a/libvaladoc/Makefile.am
-+++ b/libvaladoc/Makefile.am
-@@ -126,10 +126,6 @@ libvaladoc_la_VALASOURCES = \
- 	content/tablerow.vala \
- 	content/taglet.vala \
- 	content/text.vala \
--	charts/chart.vala \
--	charts/chartfactory.vala \
--	charts/hierarchychart.vala \
--	charts/simplechartfactory.vala \
- 	parser/manyrule.vala \
- 	parser/oneofrule.vala \
- 	parser/optionalrule.vala \
-@@ -156,17 +152,30 @@ libvaladoc_la_VALASOURCES = \
- 	highlighter/codetoken.vala \
- 	highlighter/highlighter.vala \
- 	html/basicdoclet.vala \
--	html/htmlchartfactory.vala \
- 	html/linkhelper.vala \
- 	html/cssclassresolver.vala \
- 	html/htmlmarkupwriter.vala \
- 	html/htmlrenderer.vala \
- 	$(NULL)
- 
-+if ENABLE_GRAPHVIZ
-+libvaladoc_la_VALASOURCES += \
-+	charts/chart.vala \
-+	charts/chartfactory.vala \
-+	charts/hierarchychart.vala \
-+	charts/simplechartfactory.vala \
-+	html/htmlchartfactory.vala \
-+	$(NULL)
-+
-+LIBGVC_PKG = --vapidir $(top_srcdir)/vapi --pkg libgvc
-+endif
-+
- libvaladoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@_la_SOURCES = \
- 	libvaladoc.vala.stamp \
- 	$(libvaladoc_la_VALASOURCES:.vala=.c) \
-+if ENABLE_GRAPHVIZ
- 	gvc-compat.c \
-+endif
- 	$(NULL)
- 
- valadoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@.vapi valadoc.h: libvaladoc.vala.stamp
-@@ -182,8 +191,8 @@ libvaladoc.vala.stamp: $(libvaladoc_la_VALASOURCES)
- 		--library valadoc \
- 		--vapi valadoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@.vapi \
- 		--vapidir $(top_srcdir)/vapi --pkg gmodule-2.0 \
--		--vapidir $(top_srcdir)/vapi --pkg libgvc \
- 		--vapidir $(top_srcdir)/gee --pkg gee \
-+		$(LIBGVC_PKG) \
- 		--vapidir $(top_srcdir)/vala --pkg vala \
- 		--pkg config \
- 		$(filter %.vala %.c,$^)
-@@ -211,6 +220,9 @@ nodist_pkgconfig_DATA = valadoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@.pc
- 
- valadoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@.pc: valadoc.pc
- 	cp $< $@
-+if !ENABLE_GRAPHVIZ
-+	sed -i "s/libgvc //g" $@
-+endif
- 
- vapidir = $(datadir)/vala/vapi
- dist_vapi_DATA = valadoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@.vapi
-@@ -218,6 +230,9 @@ nodist_vapi_DATA = valadoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@.deps
- 
- valadoc@PACKAGE_SUFFIX@.deps: valadoc.deps
- 	cp $< $@
-+if !ENABLE_GRAPHVIZ
-+	sed -i "s/libgvc//g" $@
-+endif
- 
- EXTRA_DIST = \
- 	$(libvaladoc_la_VALASOURCES) \
-diff --git a/libvaladoc/html/basicdoclet.vala b/libvaladoc/html/basicdoclet.vala
-index 37c731c..e0326ef 100644
---- a/libvaladoc/html/basicdoclet.vala
-+++ b/libvaladoc/html/basicdoclet.vala
-@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ public abstract class Valadoc.Html.BasicDoclet : Api.Visitor, Doclet {
- 	protected HtmlRenderer _renderer;
- 	protected Html.MarkupWriter writer;
- 	protected Html.CssClassResolver cssresolver;
-+#if HAVE_GRAPHVIZ
- 	protected Charts.Factory image_factory;
-+#else
-+	protected void* image_factory;
-+#endif
- 	protected ErrorReporter reporter;
- 	protected string package_list_link = "../index.html";
- 
-@@ -120,7 +124,9 @@ public abstract class Valadoc.Html.BasicDoclet : Api.Visitor, Doclet {
- 		this.linker = new LinkHelper ();
- 
- 		_renderer = new HtmlRenderer (settings, this.linker, this.cssresolver);
-+#if HAVE_GRAPHVIZ
- 		this.image_factory = new SimpleChartFactory (settings, linker);
-+#endif
- 	}
- 
- 
-@@ -1025,6 +1031,7 @@ public abstract class Valadoc.Html.BasicDoclet : Api.Visitor, Doclet {
- 	}
- 
- 	protected void write_image_block (Api.Node element) {
-+#if HAVE_GRAPHVIZ
- 		if (element is Class || element is Interface || element is Struct) {
- 			unowned string format = (settings.use_svg_images ? "svg" : "png");
- 			var chart = new Charts.Hierarchy (image_factory, element);
-@@ -1044,6 +1051,7 @@ public abstract class Valadoc.Html.BasicDoclet : Api.Visitor, Doclet {
- 									   this.get_img_path_html (element, format)});
- 			writer.add_usemap (chart);
- 		}
-+#endif
- 	}
- 
- 	public void write_namespace_content (Namespace node, Api.Node? parent) {
-diff --git a/libvaladoc/html/htmlmarkupwriter.vala b/libvaladoc/html/htmlmarkupwriter.vala
-index 5aa4afd..80781c2 100644
---- a/libvaladoc/html/htmlmarkupwriter.vala
-+++ b/libvaladoc/html/htmlmarkupwriter.vala
-@@ -51,13 +51,16 @@ public class Valadoc.Html.MarkupWriter : Valadoc.MarkupWriter {
- 		}
- 	}
- 
-+#if HAVE_GRAPHVIZ
- 	public unowned MarkupWriter add_usemap (Charts.Chart chart) {
- 		string? buf = (string?) chart.write_buffer ("cmapx");
- 		if (buf != null) {
- 			raw_text ("\n");
- 			raw_text ((!) buf);
- 		}
--
-+#else
-+	public MarkupWriter add_usemap (void* chart) {
-+#endif
- 		return this;
- 	}
- 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/template b/srcpkgs/vala/template
index 1a6e300e807..c2ad6a0b443 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vala/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'vala'
 pkgname=vala
-version=0.42.6
+version=0.44.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-graphviz"
 hostmakedepends="flex libxslt pkg-config automake libtool"
-makedepends="libfl-devel libglib-devel"
+makedepends="libfl-devel libglib-devel graphviz-devel"
 checkdepends="dbus libgirepository-devel"
 short_desc="Compiler for the GObject type system"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -13,9 +12,8 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala/raw/0.42/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/vala/${version%.*}/vala-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=3774f46fed70f528d069beaa2de5eaeafa2851c3509856dd10030fa1f7230290
+checksum=96a8c1415c6484d7d6b837ae263af7c50465c7423bfc8eea5046f3eadfa42fe2
 shlib_provides="libvalaccodegen.so"
-patch_args="-Np1"
 
 # for valadoc
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -fi
+	autoreconf -if
 }
 
 post_install() {
@@ -33,8 +31,8 @@ post_install() {
 	# so the package that use it fall into our wrapper.
 	# keep the binary versioned, we don't know the potential
 	# fallout from using the unversioned one
-	vsed -e 's|^vapigen=.*|vapigen=vapigen-0.42|g' \
-		 -i ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/vapigen-0.42.pc
+	vsed -e 's|^vapigen=.*|vapigen=vapigen-0.44|g' \
+		 -i ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/vapigen-0.44.pc
 }
 
 libvala_package() {