diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index e19a089ad76cf450db2d4bf8bf5b26dbc46c3ba6..7fd0dc8f2f3dd14ca1a9fdf03c01d72f53b16e64 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.3.8
+current_version = 2.3.9
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ search = <version>{current_version}</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
 replace = <version>{new_version}</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
 
 [bumpversion:file:hbp.yml]
+
diff --git a/hbp.yml b/hbp.yml
index d08d2d9da39744143e6d0aaacd40b18ca6359f16..7381512b72eef112ed4b1bf0263d9b4ccce87479 100644
--- a/hbp.yml
+++ b/hbp.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ testing:
     command: ./test.sh
 
 release_management:
-  current_version: 2.3.8
-  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.3.8.zip
-  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.3.8
+  current_version: 2.3.9
+  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.3.9.zip
+  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.3.9
   release_script: 'publish.sh'
 
 continuous_integration:
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ continuous_integration:
 distribution:
   docker_hub:
     name: hbpmip/portal-backend
-    current_tag: 2.3.8
+    current_tag: 2.3.9
     url: https://hub.docker.com/r/hbpmip/portal-backend/
     badge: https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-hbpmip%2Fportal--backend-008bb8.svg
-    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.3.8
+    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.3.9
 
 planning:
   github:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b1946a4ed01e6d765ae8c27acfaa7bd4776c20a..db2f256b16c8661673436ffd66562258d1853bb6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.hbp.mip</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-backend</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.8</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
+    <version>2.3.9</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>portal-backend</name>