diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a40b8f5d..e8778dfa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 1.5.38 (02 October 2023)
+- [#1005](https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net/pull/1005) - Support for xml namespaces in XPathMatcher [feature] contributed by [cal-schleupen](https://github.com/cal-schleupen)
+
 # 1.5.37 (27 September 2023)
 - [#998](https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net/pull/998) - Add JmesPathMatcher UnitTests [test] contributed by [StefH](https://github.com/StefH)
 - [#1004](https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net/pull/1004) - Fix MappingModel to map IgnoreCase and RejectOnMatch for Headers, Cookies and Parameters [bug] contributed by [StefH](https://github.com/StefH)
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 79c1781a..11ccffe9 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <VersionPrefix>1.5.37</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionPrefix>1.5.38</VersionPrefix>
         <PackageIcon>WireMock.Net-Logo.png</PackageIcon>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net</PackageProjectUrl>
         <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>
diff --git a/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd b/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
index 868b24c3..0475f0fd 100644
--- a/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
+++ b/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 rem https://github.com/StefH/GitHubReleaseNotes
 
-SET version=1.5.37
+SET version=1.5.38
 
 GitHubReleaseNotes --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --exclude-labels question invalid doc duplicate --version %version% --token %GH_TOKEN%
 
diff --git a/PackageReleaseNotes.txt b/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
index b05a9ce7..71e12d16 100644
--- a/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/PackageReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# 1.5.37 (27 September 2023)
-- #998 Add JmesPathMatcher UnitTests [test]
-- #1004 Fix MappingModel to map IgnoreCase and RejectOnMatch for Headers, Cookies and Parameters [bug]
-- #1003 Store Mapping per POST request ignores &quot;IgnoreCase&quot; property of HeaderModel [bug]
+# 1.5.38 (02 October 2023)
+- #1005 Support for xml namespaces in XPathMatcher [feature]
 
 The full release notes can be found here: https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
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