diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c7d3fa964c..2e92cc1428 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ configure(subprojects) {
         gsonVersion = '2.8.5'
         guavaVersion = '32.1.1-jre'
         guiceVersion = '7.0.0'
-        moneroJavaVersion = '0.8.36'
+        moneroJavaVersion = '0.8.38'
         httpclient5Version = '5.0'
         hamcrestVersion = '2.2'
         httpclientVersion = '4.5.12'
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 15194cfc52..cbf82bedeb 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -820,9 +820,9 @@
             <sha256 value="c92e2ca40a3f2474d61e56831aeb379cf8ae3dddeea61b4a828cee2d99f71f38" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
-      <component group="io.github.woodser" name="monero-java" version="0.8.36">
-         <artifact name="monero-java-0.8.36.jar">
-            <sha256 value="56a3a3b9ad6b9a094e774c337c268e60825ed07f19c0f0368cd90f12c83f7946" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+      <component group="io.github.woodser" name="monero-java" version="0.8.38">
+         <artifact name="monero-java-0.8.38.jar">
+            <sha256 value="e5465294229e8139323a61a61e8b0afc03955d15bb8caed04a0948c4072eeb60" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
       <component group="io.grpc" name="grpc-api" version="1.42.1">