diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b2c2e2f3590..c02e9f9298e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, attr):
         vinfo = _version_helper.generate_git_version_info()
     except:
         vinfo = vdummy()
-        vinfo.version = '2.3.7'
+        vinfo.version = '2.3.8'
         vinfo.release = 'True'
 
     version_script = f"""# coding: utf-8