diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6de3266..654e76a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 2009-01-14  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
+	* Version 2.3.8 released.
+	=========================
+
+
+	Tag sources with `VER-2-3-8'.
+
+	* docs/VERSION.DLL: Update documentation and bump version number to
+	2.3.8.
+
+	* README, Jamfile (RefDoc), builds/win32/visualc/index.html,
+	builds/win32/visualc/freetype.dsp,
+	builds/win32/visualc/freetype.vcproj,
+	builds/win32/visualce/index.html,
+	builds/win32/visualce/freetype.dsp,
+	builds/win32/visualce/freetype.vcproj: s/2.3.7/2.3.8/, s/237/238/.
+
+	* include/freetype/freetype.h (FREETYPE_PATCH): Set to 8.
+
+	* builds/unix/configure.raw (version_info): Set to 9:19:3.
+
+	* docs/release: Updated.
+
+2009-01-14  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
 	* builds/toplevel.mk (dist): Compress better.
 
 2009-01-13  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
diff --git a/Jamfile b/Jamfile
index a345d24..4ea5352 100644
--- a/Jamfile
+++ b/Jamfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # FreeType 2 top Jamfile.
 #
-# Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by
+# Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 
 actions RefDoc
 {
-  python $(FT2_SRC)/tools/docmaker/docmaker.py --prefix=ft2 --title=FreeType-2.3.7 --output=$(DOC_DIR) $(FT2_INCLUDE)/freetype/*.h $(FT2_INCLUDE)/freetype/config/*.h
+  python $(FT2_SRC)/tools/docmaker/docmaker.py --prefix=ft2 --title=FreeType-2.3.8 --output=$(DOC_DIR) $(FT2_INCLUDE)/freetype/*.h $(FT2_INCLUDE)/freetype/config/*.h
 }
 
 RefDoc  refdoc ;
diff --git a/README b/README
index 5071f88..56dd586 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   is called `libttf'.  They are *not* compatible!
 
 
-  FreeType 2.3.7
+  FreeType 2.3.8
   ==============
 
   Please   read   the  docs/CHANGES   file,   it  contains   IMPORTANT
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
   and download one of the following files.
 
-    freetype-doc-2.3.7.tar.bz2
-    freetype-doc-2.3.7.tar.gz
-    ftdoc237.zip
+    freetype-doc-2.3.8.tar.bz2
+    freetype-doc-2.3.8.tar.gz
+    ftdoc238.zip
 
 
   Bugs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008 by
+Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by
 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 
 This  file is  part of  the FreeType  project, and  may only  be used,
diff --git a/builds/unix/configure.raw b/builds/unix/configure.raw
index 13f65e3..96fcc27 100644
--- a/builds/unix/configure.raw
+++ b/builds/unix/configure.raw
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 #
-# Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by
+# Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # Don't forget to update docs/VERSION.DLL!
 
-version_info='9:18:3'
+version_info='9:19:3'
 AC_SUBST([version_info])
 ft_version=`echo $version_info | tr : .`
 AC_SUBST([ft_version])
diff --git a/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.dsp b/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.dsp
index caa3314..1243fa5 100644
--- a/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.dsp
+++ b/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.dsp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
 # ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Debug"
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
 # ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Debug Multithreaded"
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype237_D.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype238_D.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Release Multithreaded"
 
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype237.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype238.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Release Singlethreaded"
 
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 # SUBTRACT LIB32 /nologo
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Debug Singlethreaded"
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 
 !ENDIF 
 
diff --git a/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.vcproj b/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.vcproj
index 036ccbf..d3dc15c 100644
--- a/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.vcproj
+++ b/builds/win32/visualc/freetype.vcproj
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/builds/win32/visualc/index.html b/builds/win32/visualc/index.html
index 8026052..a034d67 100644
--- a/builds/win32/visualc/index.html
+++ b/builds/win32/visualc/index.html
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 
 <p>This directory contains project files for Visual C++, named
 <tt>freetype.dsp</tt>, and Visual Studio, called <tt>freetype.sln</tt>.  It
-compiles the following libraries from the FreeType 2.3.7 sources:</p>
+compiles the following libraries from the FreeType 2.3.8 sources:</p>
 
 <ul>
   <pre>
-    freetype237.lib     - release build; single threaded
-    freetype237_D.lib   - debug build;   single threaded
-    freetype237MT.lib   - release build; multi-threaded
-    freetype237MT_D.lib - debug build;   multi-threaded</pre>
+    freetype238.lib     - release build; single threaded
+    freetype238_D.lib   - debug build;   single threaded
+    freetype238MT.lib   - release build; multi-threaded
+    freetype238MT_D.lib - debug build;   multi-threaded</pre>
 </ul>
 
 <p>Be sure to extract the files with the Windows (CR+LF) line endings.  ZIP
diff --git a/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.dsp b/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.dsp
index caa3314..1243fa5 100644
--- a/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.dsp
+++ b/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.dsp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
 # ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Debug"
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
 # ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Debug Multithreaded"
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype237_D.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype238_D.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Release Multithreaded"
 
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype237.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"lib\freetype238.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Release Singlethreaded"
 
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 # SUBTRACT LIB32 /nologo
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "freetype - Win32 Debug Singlethreaded"
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@
 # ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LIB32=link.exe -lib
-# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
-# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+# ADD BASE LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
+# ADD LIB32 /nologo /out:"..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 
 !ENDIF 
 
diff --git a/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.vcproj b/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.vcproj
index bb3445f..be8cdcc 100644
--- a/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.vcproj
+++ b/builds/win32/visualce/freetype.vcproj
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2712,7 +2712,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -2793,7 +2793,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2875,7 +2875,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -3044,7 +3044,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -3129,7 +3129,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST.lib"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237ST_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238ST_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLibrarianTool"
-				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype237MT_D.lib"
+				OutputFile="..\..\..\objs\freetype238MT_D.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
 			/>
 			<Tool
diff --git a/builds/win32/visualce/index.html b/builds/win32/visualce/index.html
index d24cb19..8e952d0 100644
--- a/builds/win32/visualce/index.html
+++ b/builds/win32/visualce/index.html
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
   <li>PPC/SP WM6 (Windows Mobile 6)</li>
 </ul>
 
-It compiles the following libraries from the FreeType 2.3.7 sources:</p>
+It compiles the following libraries from the FreeType 2.3.8 sources:</p>
 
 <ul>
   <pre>
-    freetype237.lib     - release build; single threaded
-    freetype237_D.lib   - debug build;   single threaded
-    freetype237MT.lib   - release build; multi-threaded
-    freetype237MT_D.lib - debug build;   multi-threaded</pre>
+    freetype238.lib     - release build; single threaded
+    freetype238_D.lib   - debug build;   single threaded
+    freetype238MT.lib   - release build; multi-threaded
+    freetype238MT_D.lib - debug build;   multi-threaded</pre>
 </ul>
 
 <p>Be sure to extract the files with the Windows (CR+LF) line endings.  ZIP
diff --git a/docs/VERSION.DLL b/docs/VERSION.DLL
index ec9ff21..08e1d2c 100644
--- a/docs/VERSION.DLL
+++ b/docs/VERSION.DLL
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 
     release    libtool      so
   -------------------------------
+     2.3.8      9.19.3    6.3.19
      2.3.7      9.18.3    6.3.18
      2.3.6      9.17.3    6.3.17
      2.3.5      9.16.3    6.3.16
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by
+Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by
 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 
 This  file is  part  of the  FreeType  project, and  may  only be  used,
diff --git a/include/freetype/freetype.h b/include/freetype/freetype.h
index b015a41..5bc4c87 100644
--- a/include/freetype/freetype.h
+++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 /*                                                                         */
 /*    FreeType high-level API and common types (specification only).       */
 /*                                                                         */
-/*  Copyright 1996-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by       */
+/*  Copyright 1996-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by */
 /*  David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.                      */
 /*                                                                         */
 /*  This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,       */
@@ -3758,7 +3758,7 @@
    */
 #define FREETYPE_MAJOR  2
 #define FREETYPE_MINOR  3
-#define FREETYPE_PATCH  7
+#define FREETYPE_PATCH  8
 
 
   /*************************************************************************/