diff --git a/pytesseract/__init__.py b/pytesseract/__init__.py
index 499abd1..61f77d4 100644
--- a/pytesseract/__init__.py
+++ b/pytesseract/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 from .pytesseract import TSVNotSupported
 
 
-__version__ = '0.3.7'
+__version__ = '0.3.8'