diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0cc922ef..645ebdb1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aleph-bft"
-version = "0.38.0"
+version = "0.38.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aleph-bft-mock",
  "aleph-bft-rmc",
diff --git a/consensus/Cargo.toml b/consensus/Cargo.toml
index 8be4e7e5..75bd3dbf 100644
--- a/consensus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/consensus/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "aleph-bft"
-version = "0.38.0"
+version = "0.38.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Cardinal Cryptography"]
 categories = ["algorithms", "data-structures", "cryptography", "database"]