diff --git a/deb-get b/deb-get
index d8ad18853..fa4df0877 100755
--- a/deb-get
+++ b/deb-get
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LC_ALL=C
 PACKAGE_INSTALLATION_TRIES=0
 PACKAGE_INSTALLATION_COUNT=0
 
-readonly VERSION="0.3.8"
+readonly VERSION="0.3.9"
 
 # set a github auth token (e.g a PAT ) in DEBGET_TOKEN to get a bigger rate limit
 if [ -n "${DEBGET_TOKEN}" ]; then
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6953186a0..39aced6c4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+deb-get (0.3.9-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release.
+
+ -- Martin Wimpress <code@wimpress.io>  Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:37:23 +0100
+
 deb-get (0.3.8-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.