diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ea6a48ab0..1cad7f48d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+Version 4.39.0 (2023-10-31)
+
+- jsonschema: remove unique items constraints
+- ui: deposit fields license Custom SearchBar
+- fix: upload going blank on translation
+
 Version 4.38.3 (2023-10-30)
 
 - oaiserver: fix record loading for db results
diff --git a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
index 97f3e2e4d..4e1051896 100644
--- a/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
+++ b/invenio_rdm_records/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 
 from .ext import InvenioRDMRecords
 
-__version__ = "4.38.3"
+__version__ = "4.39.0"
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "InvenioRDMRecords")