diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 9a55ee85..580e3aad 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Versioning currently follows `X.Y.Z` where
 
 ## \[Unreleased\]
 
+## \[1.13.8\] - 2024-10-03
+
 This release contains mainly internal changes and ongoing development on the experimental app interface functionality.
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3e802008..9fb47bec 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "bfabric"
 description = "Python client for the B-Fabric WSDL API"
-version = "1.13.7"
+version = "1.13.8"
 license = { text = "GPL-3.0" }
 authors = [
     {name = "Christian Panse", email = "cp@fgcz.ethz.ch"},