diff --git a/mesonbuild/coredata.py b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
index 2400d4efc..cae40095e 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/coredata.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import pickle, os, uuid
 from .mesonlib import MesonException, default_libdir, default_libexecdir, default_prefix
 
-version = '0.38.0'
+version = '0.38.1'
 backendlist = ['ninja', 'vs2010', 'vs2015', 'xcode']
 
 class UserOption: