diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 61c596a6f..130e38e7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hedera"
-version = "0.38.0"
+version = "0.38.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b057e5632..ee37eaa77 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 name = "hedera"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-rust"
-version = "0.38.0"
+version = "0.38.1"
 
 [lib]
 bench = false