diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c91449a7..5b3d0f65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # cre-cli
 
+## 1.38.0
+
+Versions 1.9.0 to 1.38.0 were released from manually created tags, so they don't have changeset entries. See the [GitHub releases](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/cre-cli/releases) for their notes. This entry brings the changesets version back in line with the release tags.
+
 ## 1.8.2
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35c9e853..b6ded0ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "cre-cli",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.8.2",
+  "version": "1.38.0",
   "scripts": {
     "ci:changeset:publish": "bash ./scripts/tag-and-push.sh",
     "ci:changeset:version": "pnpm changeset version"