diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d5da8662..119f48ca 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+44.rc
+=====
+* Bump version
+
 44.beta
 =======
 * Tweak menu alignment [robxnano; !246]
diff --git a/data/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss b/data/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss
index 8ce34ff1..d2f406b7 100644
--- a/data/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss
+++ b/data/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $fg_color: if($variant == 'light', transparentize(black, .2), white);
 
 $selected_fg_color: $light_1;
 $selected_bg_color: $blue_3;
-$selected_borders_color: if($variant== 'light', darken($selected_bg_color, 15%), darken($selected_bg_color, 30%));
+$selected_borders_color: if($variant== 'light', darken($selected_bg_color, 15%), darken($selected_bg_color, 20%));
 
 $borders_color: if($variant == 'light', transparentize($fg_color, .5), transparentize($fg_color, .9));
 $outer_borders_color: if($variant == 'light', rgba(255,255,255,0.8), lighten($bg_color, 5%));
diff --git a/data/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss b/data/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss
index 6a4c42d9..03fb7780 100644
--- a/data/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss
+++ b/data/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_quick-settings.scss
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@
     padding: $base_padding $base_padding*1.75;
     border-width: 0;
 
-    &:checked { @include button(default, $c:$selected_bg_color); }
+    &:checked {
+      @include button(default, $c:$selected_bg_color);
+      border-color: $selected_borders_color;
+    }
 
     &:ltr {
       border-radius: 0 99px 99px 0;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ad9c91d6..b3f1892b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('gnome-shell-extensions',
-  version: '44.beta',
+  version: '44.rc',
   meson_version: '>= 0.53.0',
   license: 'GPL2+'
 )