diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 08ba7134b..9b785e776 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.39.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.38.0...barretenberg-v0.39.0) (2024-05-14)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* switch `bb` over to read ACIR from nargo artifacts ([#6283](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6283))
+* specify databus arrays for BB ([#6239](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6239))
+
+### Features
+
+* Avm support for public input columns ([#5700](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/5700)) ([8cf9168](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8cf9168c61d8f2bdee5cc29763df6c888422a0bc))
+* **avm-simulator:** Add to_radix_le instruction ([#6308](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6308)) ([6374a32](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/6374a328859eefed0346a3c12b3500dd960e0884))
+* Div opcode ([#6053](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6053)) ([8e111f8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8e111f8bab5a0348fe8c7185f89e979541f91a67))
+* Move to_radix to a blackbox ([#6294](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6294)) ([ac27376](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ac27376b9a0cdf0624a02d36c64ec25886b44b4a))
+* Small translator optimisations ([#6354](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6354)) ([ba6c42e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ba6c42e24bbb0b3876699c979b36638b15560764))
+* Specify databus arrays for BB ([#6239](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6239)) ([01d9f24](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/01d9f24d2f089f7ce6e522e31e77c1e70177d8ef))
+* Structured trace in client ivc ([#6132](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6132)) ([92c1478](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/92c14780a7cdec87173d1ec9a22675ca13bf1ae7))
+* Switch `bb` over to read ACIR from nargo artifacts ([#6283](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6283)) ([78adcc0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/78adcc0f6bd74d7ead6de58099dda1a3f88eefb0))
+* ToRadix BB + avm transpiler support ([#6330](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6330)) ([c3c602f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c3c602f75ce2224489dfd2490ee7e991aca9d48f))
+* **vm:** Reading kernel state opcodes ([#5739](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/5739)) ([3250a8a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3250a8a217646fd369f491100c644f73a8fe99e4))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Temporarily revert to_radix blackbox ([#6304](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6304)) ([044d0fe](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/044d0fef3bbecf673c579bd63d2640dc81b35ba3))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **dsl:** Update backend gateCount command to query a Program in a single request ([#6228](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6228)) ([8079f60](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8079f601a23219ddd96f01064d0c31c6e8109471))
+* Make MSM builder more explicit ([#6110](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6110)) ([40306b6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/40306b6d5ea01bf191288b0a3bca6fdbeae9912f))
+* Remove `bb info` command ([#6276](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6276)) ([f0a1c89](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f0a1c89a064c1e170db4751be46874f089dd1385))
+* Update serialisation ([#6378](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6378)) ([527129d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/527129d6f9e624716642a78b0744c3f99ed8e1a1))
+
 ## [0.38.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.37.0...barretenberg-v0.38.0) (2024-05-07)
 
 
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a63e8b37..00535282e 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.38.0 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.39.0 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 # Insert version into `bb` config file
diff --git a/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index ef2feb322..811dd88c5 100644
--- a/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.39.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.38.0...barretenberg.js-v0.39.0) (2024-05-14)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* switch `bb` over to read ACIR from nargo artifacts ([#6283](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6283))
+
+### Features
+
+* Switch `bb` over to read ACIR from nargo artifacts ([#6283](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/6283)) ([78adcc0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/78adcc0f6bd74d7ead6de58099dda1a3f88eefb0))
+
 ## [0.38.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.37.0...barretenberg.js-v0.38.0) (2024-05-07)
 
 
diff --git a/ts/package.json b/ts/package.json
index ad49f2f53..1d4e13a8c 100644
--- a/ts/package.json
+++ b/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
-  "version": "0.38.0",
+  "version": "0.39.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",