diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
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--- a/docs/release-notes.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+## 0.38.0
+
+July 20, 2024
+
+#### Added
+
+* Allow use of `memoryview` in `StreamingResponse` and `Response` [#2576](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2576)
+  and [#2577](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2577).
+* Send 404 instead of 500 when filename requested is too long on `StaticFiles` [#2583](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2583).
+
+#### Changed
+
+* Fail fast on invalid `Jinja2Template` instantiation parameters [#2568](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2568).
+* Check endpoint handler is async only once [#2536](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2536).
+
+#### Fixed
+
+* Add proper synchronization to `WebSocketTestSession` [#2597](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2597).
+
 ## 0.37.2
 
 March 5, 2024
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index 4a2dd331e..978180b4c 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.37.2"
+__version__ = "0.38.0"