diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8b0a754020..b40abfae78 100755
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 38.4.0
+current_version = 38.4.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b5be0b529d..94db5a3774 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def pypi_link(pkg_filename):
 
 setup_params = dict(
     name="setuptools",
-    version="38.4.0",
+    version="38.4.1",
     description="Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall "
         "Python packages",
     author="Python Packaging Authority",