diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6102a93..1dd876d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 endif()
 
 set(POPPLER_MAJOR_VERSION "0")
-set(POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION "37")
+set(POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION "38")
 set(POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION "0")
 set(POPPLER_VERSION "${POPPLER_MAJOR_VERSION}.${POPPLER_MINOR_VERSION}.${POPPLER_MICRO_VERSION}")
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 else(MSVC)
 add_library(poppler SHARED ${poppler_SRCS})
 endif(MSVC)
-set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES VERSION 56.0.0 SOVERSION 56)
+set_target_properties(poppler PROPERTIES VERSION 57.0.0 SOVERSION 57)
 target_link_libraries(poppler ${poppler_LIBS})
 target_link_libraries(poppler LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES "")
 install(TARGETS poppler RUNTIME DESTINATION bin LIBRARY DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX} ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX})
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 949f817..23dadee 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+Release 0.38.0
+        core:
+         * Splash: Multiply opacity in case of pattern colorspace. Bug #92592
+         * Small form improvements on non ascii character rendering
+         * Clarify README
+
+        build system:
+         * Clarify internal DCT and JPX are only provided as deprecated fallbacks
+
+        utils:
+         * pdftocairo: fix fit to page transformation
+
 Release 0.37.0
         core:
          * CairoOutputDev: Use mask for even-odd fill. Bug #84527
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 710d26a..6a541df 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 m4_define([poppler_version_major],[0])
-m4_define([poppler_version_minor],[37])
+m4_define([poppler_version_minor],[38])
 m4_define([poppler_version_micro],[0])
 m4_define([poppler_version],[poppler_version_major.poppler_version_minor.poppler_version_micro])
 
diff --git a/cpp/Doxyfile b/cpp/Doxyfile
index 68bd179..cb24c23 100644
--- a/cpp/Doxyfile
+++ b/cpp/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.37.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.38.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.
diff --git a/poppler/Makefile.am b/poppler/Makefile.am
index 85ee13b..ad03e6d 100644
--- a/poppler/Makefile.am
+++ b/poppler/Makefile.am
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	$(win32_libs)
 
 libpoppler_la_LDFLAGS =				\
-	-version-info 56:0:0			\
+	-version-info 57:0:0			\
 	@create_shared_lib@			\
 	@auto_import_flags@
 
diff --git a/qt4/src/Doxyfile b/qt4/src/Doxyfile
index 19301ce..08bf3bd 100644
--- a/qt4/src/Doxyfile
+++ b/qt4/src/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.37.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.38.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.
diff --git a/qt5/src/Doxyfile b/qt5/src/Doxyfile
index 751732a..536c4aa 100644
--- a/qt5/src/Doxyfile
+++ b/qt5/src/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.37.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.38.0
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute)
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.