diff --git a/groups/221.native_packages_dev.group b/groups/221.native_packages_dev.group
index 83c987d..b7c51c5 100644
--- a/groups/221.native_packages_dev.group
+++ b/groups/221.native_packages_dev.group
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu=yes"};
 : ${PKG_GNUCOBOL_CONFIGURE_ARGS_EXTRA:="--without-db --without-json --with-math=gmp"};
 : ${PKG_GNUCOBOL_LDFLAGS_CONFIGURE_EXTRA:="-ltinfow"};
 : ${PKG_LUA_DEPENDS:="readline"};
-: ${PKG_LUA_SHA256SUM:=f8612276169e3bfcbcfb8f226195bfc6e466fe13042f1076cbde92b7ec96bbfb};
-: ${PKG_LUA_VERSION:=5.4.3};
+: ${PKG_LUA_SHA256SUM:=164c7849653b80ae67bec4b7473b884bf5cc8d2dca05653475ec2ed27b9ebf61};
+: ${PKG_LUA_VERSION:=5.4.4};
 : ${PKG_LUA_URL:=https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-${PKG_LUA_VERSION}.tar.gz};
 : ${PKG_LUA_CFLAGS_BUILD:="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS:+${DEFAULT_CFLAGS} }--sysroot=${PREFIX_NATIVE}"};
 : ${PKG_LUA_CFLAGS_BUILD_EXTRA:="-DLUA_COMPAT_5_3 -DLUA_USE_LINUX -DLUA_USE_READLINE"};
diff --git a/patches/lua-5.4.3_pre.local.patch b/patches/lua-5.4.3_pre.local.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c9314c..0000000
--- a/patches/lua-5.4.3_pre.local.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-diff -ru lua-5.4.3.orig/Makefile lua-5.4.3/Makefile
---- lua-5.4.3.orig/Makefile	2021-03-02 21:04:35.000000000 +0100
-+++ lua-5.4.3/Makefile	2021-10-18 18:33:35.605852816 +0200
-@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
- # so take care if INSTALL_TOP is not an absolute path. See the local target.
- # You may want to make INSTALL_LMOD and INSTALL_CMOD consistent with
- # LUA_ROOT, LUA_LDIR, and LUA_CDIR in luaconf.h.
--INSTALL_TOP= /usr/local
--INSTALL_BIN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/bin
--INSTALL_INC= $(INSTALL_TOP)/include
--INSTALL_LIB= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib
--INSTALL_MAN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/man/man1
--INSTALL_LMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$V
--INSTALL_CMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/lua/$V
-+PREFIX= /
-+INSTALL_TOP= $(PREFIX)
-+INSTALL_BIN= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/bin
-+INSTALL_INC= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/include/lua$V
-+INSTALL_LIB= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/lib
-+INSTALL_MAN= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/man/man1
-+INSTALL_LMOD= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$V
-+INSTALL_CMOD= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/lua/$V
- 
- # How to install. If your install program does not support "-p", then
- # you may have to run ranlib on the installed liblua.a.
-@@ -54,12 +55,11 @@
- $(PLATS) help test clean:
- 	@cd src && $(MAKE) $@
- 
--install: dummy
--	cd src && $(MKDIR) $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_LIB) $(INSTALL_MAN) $(INSTALL_LMOD) $(INSTALL_CMOD)
--	cd src && $(INSTALL_EXEC) $(TO_BIN) $(INSTALL_BIN)
--	cd src && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
--	cd src && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_LIB) $(INSTALL_LIB)
--	cd doc && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_MAN) $(INSTALL_MAN)
-+install:
-+	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_LIB)
-+	cd src; $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL_EXEC) lua luac $(INSTALL_BIN)
-+	cd src; $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
-+	cd src; $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL_DATA) liblua.la $(INSTALL_LIB)
- 
- uninstall:
- 	cd src && cd $(INSTALL_BIN) && $(RM) $(TO_BIN)
-diff -ru lua-5.4.3.orig/src/luaconf.h lua-5.4.3/src/luaconf.h
---- lua-5.4.3.orig/src/luaconf.h	2021-03-15 14:32:52.000000000 +0100
-+++ lua-5.4.3/src/luaconf.h	2021-10-18 18:34:55.701853395 +0200
-@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
- 
- #else			/* }{ */
- 
--#define LUA_ROOT	"/usr/local/"
-+#define LUA_ROOT	"/"
- #define LUA_LDIR	LUA_ROOT "share/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
- #define LUA_CDIR	LUA_ROOT "lib/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
- 
-diff -ru lua-5.4.3.orig/src/Makefile lua-5.4.3/src/Makefile
---- lua-5.4.3.orig/src/Makefile	2021-02-09 19:47:17.000000000 +0100
-+++ lua-5.4.3/src/Makefile	2021-10-18 19:07:15.598332456 +0200
-@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
- PLAT= guess
- 
- CC= gcc -std=gnu99
--CFLAGS= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -DLUA_COMPAT_5_3 $(SYSCFLAGS) $(MYCFLAGS)
--LDFLAGS= $(SYSLDFLAGS) $(MYLDFLAGS)
-+CFLAGS ?= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -DLUA_COMPAT_5_3 $(SYSCFLAGS) $(MYCFLAGS)
-+LDFLAGS ?= $(SYSLDFLAGS) $(MYLDFLAGS)
- LIBS= -lm $(SYSLIBS) $(MYLIBS)
- 
- AR= ar rcu
-@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
- # Targets start here.
- default: $(PLAT)
- 
--all:	$(ALL_T)
-+#all:	$(ALL_T)
-+all: gentoo_all
- 
- o:	$(ALL_O)
- 
-@@ -60,10 +61,10 @@
- 	$(AR) $@ $(BASE_O)
- 	$(RANLIB) $@
- 
--$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A)
-+origin$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A)
- 	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
- 
--$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A)
-+origin$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A)
- 	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
- 
- test:
-@@ -220,3 +221,33 @@
-  lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h
- 
- # (end of Makefile)
-+
-+LIBTOOL = /usr/bin/libtool --quiet --tag=CC
-+LIB_VERSION = 9:3:4
-+RPATH = /lib
-+V = 5.4
-+R = $V.3
-+
-+# The following rules use libtool for compiling and linking in order to
-+# provide shared library support.
-+
-+LIB_NAME = liblua.la
-+LIB_OBJS = $(CORE_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_O:.o=.lo)
-+
-+%.lo %.o: %.c
-+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
-+
-+$(LIB_NAME): $(LIB_OBJS)
-+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -version-info $(LIB_VERSION) \
-+            -rpath $(RPATH) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(LIB_NAME) $(LIB_OBJS) $(LIB_LIBS)
-+
-+$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME)
-+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -export-dynamic $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LUA_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME) $(LUA_LIBS)
-+
-+$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME)
-+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LUAC_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME)
-+
-+gentoo_clean:
-+	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=clean $(RM) $(ALL_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME) lua luac
-+
-+gentoo_all: $(LIB_NAME) $(LUA_T) $(LUAC_T)
diff --git a/patches/lua-5.4.4_pre.local.patch b/patches/lua-5.4.4_pre.local.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75dcc6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/lua-5.4.4_pre.local.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+diff -ru lua-5.4.3.orig/Makefile lua-5.4.3/Makefile
+--- lua-5.4.3.orig/Makefile	2021-03-02 21:04:35.000000000 +0100
++++ lua-5.4.3/Makefile	2021-10-18 18:33:35.605852816 +0200
+@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
+ # so take care if INSTALL_TOP is not an absolute path. See the local target.
+ # You may want to make INSTALL_LMOD and INSTALL_CMOD consistent with
+ # LUA_ROOT, LUA_LDIR, and LUA_CDIR in luaconf.h.
+-INSTALL_TOP= /usr/local
+-INSTALL_BIN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/bin
+-INSTALL_INC= $(INSTALL_TOP)/include
+-INSTALL_LIB= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib
+-INSTALL_MAN= $(INSTALL_TOP)/man/man1
+-INSTALL_LMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$V
+-INSTALL_CMOD= $(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/lua/$V
++PREFIX= /
++INSTALL_TOP= $(PREFIX)
++INSTALL_BIN= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/bin
++INSTALL_INC= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/include/lua$V
++INSTALL_LIB= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/lib
++INSTALL_MAN= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/man/man1
++INSTALL_LMOD= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$V
++INSTALL_CMOD= $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_TOP)/lib/lua/$V
+ 
+ # How to install. If your install program does not support "-p", then
+ # you may have to run ranlib on the installed liblua.a.
+@@ -54,12 +55,11 @@
+ $(PLATS) help test clean:
+ 	@cd src && $(MAKE) $@
+ 
+-install: dummy
+-	cd src && $(MKDIR) $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_LIB) $(INSTALL_MAN) $(INSTALL_LMOD) $(INSTALL_CMOD)
+-	cd src && $(INSTALL_EXEC) $(TO_BIN) $(INSTALL_BIN)
+-	cd src && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
+-	cd src && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_LIB) $(INSTALL_LIB)
+-	cd doc && $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_MAN) $(INSTALL_MAN)
++install:
++	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_BIN) $(INSTALL_INC) $(INSTALL_LIB)
++	cd src; $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL_EXEC) lua luac $(INSTALL_BIN)
++	cd src; $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_INC) $(INSTALL_INC)
++	cd src; $(LIBTOOL) --mode=install $(INSTALL_DATA) liblua.la $(INSTALL_LIB)
+ 
+ uninstall:
+ 	cd src && cd $(INSTALL_BIN) && $(RM) $(TO_BIN)
+diff -ru lua-5.4.3.orig/src/luaconf.h lua-5.4.3/src/luaconf.h
+--- lua-5.4.3.orig/src/luaconf.h	2021-03-15 14:32:52.000000000 +0100
++++ lua-5.4.3/src/luaconf.h	2021-10-18 18:34:55.701853395 +0200
+@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
+ 
+ #else			/* }{ */
+ 
+-#define LUA_ROOT	"/usr/local/"
++#define LUA_ROOT	"/"
+ #define LUA_LDIR	LUA_ROOT "share/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
+ #define LUA_CDIR	LUA_ROOT "lib/lua/" LUA_VDIR "/"
+ 
+diff -ru lua-5.4.3.orig/src/Makefile lua-5.4.3/src/Makefile
+--- lua-5.4.3.orig/src/Makefile	2021-02-09 19:47:17.000000000 +0100
++++ lua-5.4.3/src/Makefile	2021-10-18 19:07:15.598332456 +0200
+@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
+ PLAT= guess
+ 
+ CC= gcc -std=gnu99
+-CFLAGS= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -DLUA_COMPAT_5_3 $(SYSCFLAGS) $(MYCFLAGS)
+-LDFLAGS= $(SYSLDFLAGS) $(MYLDFLAGS)
++CFLAGS ?= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -DLUA_COMPAT_5_3 $(SYSCFLAGS) $(MYCFLAGS)
++LDFLAGS ?= $(SYSLDFLAGS) $(MYLDFLAGS)
+ LIBS= -lm $(SYSLIBS) $(MYLIBS)
+ 
+ AR= ar rcu
+@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
+ # Targets start here.
+ default: $(PLAT)
+ 
+-all:	$(ALL_T)
++#all:	$(ALL_T)
++all: gentoo_all
+ 
+ o:	$(ALL_O)
+ 
+@@ -60,10 +61,10 @@
+ 	$(AR) $@ $(BASE_O)
+ 	$(RANLIB) $@
+ 
+-$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A)
++origin$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A)
+ 	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUA_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
+ 
+-$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A)
++origin$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A)
+ 	$(CC) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LUAC_O) $(LUA_A) $(LIBS)
+ 
+ test:
+@@ -220,3 +221,33 @@
+  lobject.h ltm.h lzio.h
+ 
+ # (end of Makefile)
++
++LIBTOOL = /usr/bin/libtool --quiet --tag=CC
++LIB_VERSION = 9:3:4
++RPATH = /lib
++V = 5.4
++R = $V.4
++
++# The following rules use libtool for compiling and linking in order to
++# provide shared library support.
++
++LIB_NAME = liblua.la
++LIB_OBJS = $(CORE_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_O:.o=.lo)
++
++%.lo %.o: %.c
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=compile $(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
++
++$(LIB_NAME): $(LIB_OBJS)
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -version-info $(LIB_VERSION) \
++            -rpath $(RPATH) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(LIB_NAME) $(LIB_OBJS) $(LIB_LIBS)
++
++$(LUA_T): $(LUA_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME)
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) -export-dynamic $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LUA_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME) $(LUA_LIBS)
++
++$(LUAC_T): $(LUAC_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME)
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=link $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LUAC_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME)
++
++gentoo_clean:
++	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=clean $(RM) $(ALL_O:.o=.lo) $(LIB_NAME) lua luac
++
++gentoo_all: $(LIB_NAME) $(LUA_T) $(LUAC_T)