diff --git a/application/package.json b/application/package.json
index da5fe287ade58ee05b28d8477498f8a33b51ff3d..0e59d9c4598f9820c17e221714e40ba678dc252d 100644
--- a/application/package.json
+++ b/application/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@schukai/monster",
-  "version": "3.38.0",
+  "version": "3.38.1",
   "description": "Monster is a simple library for creating fast, robust and lightweight websites.",
   "keywords": [
     "framework",
diff --git a/application/source/types/version.mjs b/application/source/types/version.mjs
index ea9eff4e7696f8965bca948ef20c7d459aed0c6b..f87dce08d7ea1d762f2f0079e6a1f79a323c761f 100644
--- a/application/source/types/version.mjs
+++ b/application/source/types/version.mjs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function getMonsterVersion() {
     }
 
     /** don't touch, replaced by make with package.json version */
-    monsterVersion = new Version("3.38.0");
+    monsterVersion = new Version("3.38.1");
 
     return monsterVersion;
 }
diff --git a/development/package.json b/development/package.json
index b53700a8a789be4334cb0219e697c6ae76a72f45..eaa4a3159f26b45d7ee16d69ef0623d0c7caa1c9 100644
--- a/development/package.json
+++ b/development/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "monster",
-  "version": "3.38.0",
+  "version": "3.38.1",
   "description": "monster",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/development/test/cases/monster.mjs b/development/test/cases/monster.mjs
index 7b91ba3d18ab008b4f6e8a88609cc287ed3294c0..80136840ee45d72902e1d31d18515478469d036d 100644
--- a/development/test/cases/monster.mjs
+++ b/development/test/cases/monster.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('Monster', function () {
         let monsterVersion
 
         /** don´t touch, replaced by make with package.json version */
-        monsterVersion = new Version("3.38.0")
+        monsterVersion = new Version("3.38.1")
 
         let m = getMonsterVersion();