diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 125481de7a..87286fe515 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.138.1 (2026-06-25)
+
 ### Refactors
 
 * ♻️ Refactor Library Skills, make info easier to find for agents. PR [#15841](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/15841) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index d7b99b5df2..a61ac1bd73 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.138.0"
+__version__ = "0.138.1"
 
 from starlette import status as status