diff --git a/src/pyabf/__init__.py b/src/pyabf/__init__.py
index c007397..d3f3fd4 100644
--- a/src/pyabf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyabf/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Documentation and code examples, and more can be found at:
     https://github.com/swharden/pyABF
 """
-__version__ = '2.3.7'
+__version__ = '2.3.8'
 
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/src/setup.py b/src/setup.py
index 44f6594..332720f 100644
--- a/src/setup.py
+++ b/src/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # standard pypi stuff
 setup(
     name='pyabf',
-    version='2.3.7',
+    version='2.3.8',
     author='Scott W Harden',
     author_email='SWHarden@gmail.com',
     python_requires='>=3.8',