diff --git a/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk b/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
index 9f50a33466..140d23894c 100644
--- a/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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 PKG_NAME="pcre"
-PKG_VERSION="8.37"
+PKG_VERSION="8.38"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"