diff --git a/rest_framework/__init__.py b/rest_framework/__init__.py
index 2bd2991ba..de82fef51 100644
--- a/rest_framework/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_framework/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '2.3.8'
+__version__ = '2.3.9'
 
 VERSION = __version__  # synonym