diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
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--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+## 0.38.3
+
+September 1, 2024
+
+#### Added
+
+* Support for Python 3.13 [#2662](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2662).
+
+#### Fixed
+
+* Don't poll for disconnects in `BaseHTTPMiddleware` via `StreamingResponse` [#2620](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2620).
+
 ## 0.38.2
 
 July 27, 2024
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index 52d9aaa46..2b0caa31c 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.38.2"
+__version__ = "0.38.3"