diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
index 75251dbeac..3688d5193b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/wayland/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 wl_req = '>= 1.15'
 wl_client_dep = dependency('wayland-client', version: wl_req, required: get_option('wayland'))
 libdrm_dep = dependency('libdrm', version: '>= 2.4.98', required: get_option('wayland'))
-wl_proto_req = '>= 1.26'
+wl_proto_req = '>= 1.44'
 wl_protocol_dep = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: wl_proto_req, required: get_option('wayland'))
 wl_scanner = find_program('wayland-scanner', required: get_option('wayland'))
 # Also used in ext/wayland
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ if use_wayland
   protocols_datadir = wl_protocol_dep.get_variable('pkgdatadir')
 
   protocol_defs = [
+    ['color-management', 'staging', 'v1' ],
+    ['color-representation', 'staging', 'v1' ],
     ['viewporter', 'stable', ],
     ['linux-dmabuf', 'unstable', 'v1', ],
     ['fullscreen-shell', 'unstable', 'v1', ],
diff --git a/subprojects/wayland-protocols.wrap b/subprojects/wayland-protocols.wrap
index 37065f53db..c12a99c984 100644
--- a/subprojects/wayland-protocols.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/wayland-protocols.wrap
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = wayland-protocols-1.40
-source_url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/releases/1.40/downloads/wayland-protocols-1.40.tar.xz
-source_filename = wayland-protocols-1.40.tar.xz
-source_hash = b21711793247c2c42763914392dfa9fcb9e3728ca4b4aa110adb8d915fc00689
-source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/wayland-protocols_1.40-1/wayland-protocols-1.40.tar.xz
+directory = wayland-protocols-1.44
+source_url = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/releases/1.44/downloads/wayland-protocols-1.44.tar.xz
+source_filename = wayland-protocols-1.44.tar.xz
+source_hash = 3df1107ecf8bfd6ee878aeca5d3b7afd81248a48031e14caf6ae01f14eebb50e
+source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/wayland-protocols_1.44-1/wayland-protocols-1.44.tar.xz
 wrapdb_version = 1.40-1
 
 [provide]