diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54ef344..458abc2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.0.38] - 2020-05-02
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Security
+
 ## [0.0.38] - 2020-04-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/config.nix b/config.nix
index 40bfcb4..157f497 100644
--- a/config.nix
+++ b/config.nix
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ hn-release-hook-version-rust-deps 'holochain_json_derive holochain_serialized_by
   # the commit hash that the release process should target
   # this will always be behind what ends up being deployed
   # the release process needs to add some commits for changelog etc.
-  commit = "b22fa2183bcfff728f236d7fc98fd909116b9e41";
+  commit = "434f8a2cb217a956700141dc3bea8bffeb741700";
 
   # the semver for prev and current releases
   # the previous version will be scanned/bumped by release scripts
   # the current version is what the release scripts bump *to*
   version = {
-   current = "0.0.37";
+   current = "0.0.38";
    # not used by version hooks in this repo
    previous = "_._._";
   };