diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3b37194..63f285c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+v3.8.0
+ - [FEATURE] provide libica-cex module to satisfy special security requirements
+   [FEATURE] FIPS: enforce the HMAC check
+ - [UPDATE] exploit autoselect domain support for ECC
+ - [UPDATE] FIPS: Add SHA3 kats to fips powerup tests
 v3.7.0
  - [FEATURE] FIPS: Add HMAC based library integrity check
  - [PATCH] icainfo: bugfix for RSA and EC related info for software column.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 755e9f2..ae6370c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([libica], [3.7.0], [https://github.com/opencryptoki/libica/issues],, [https://github.com/opencryptoki/libica])
+AC_INIT([libica], [3.8.0], [https://github.com/opencryptoki/libica/issues],, [https://github.com/opencryptoki/libica])
 
 # save cmdline flags
 cmdline_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
diff --git a/libica.spec b/libica.spec
index f28651f..812b73d 100644
--- a/libica.spec
+++ b/libica.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          libica
-Version:       3.7.0
+Version:       3.8.0
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 Summary:       Interface library to the ICA device driver
 
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/ica_api.h
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 06 2021 Joerg Schmidbauer <jschmidb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+- Version v3.8.0
 * Tue May 06 2020 Joerg Schmidbauer <jschmidb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
 - Version v3.7.0
 * Wed Nov 13 2019 Patrick Steuer <steuer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7d9df2d..4a1ef14 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 3:7:0
+VERSION = 3:8:0
 
 AM_CFLAGS = @FLAGS@
 MAJOR := `echo $(VERSION) | cut -d: -f1`