diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index d16bd4b5c117..6b302a930e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #define PFX "IPMI message handler: "
 
-#define IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "36.0"
+#define IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "38.0"
 
 static struct ipmi_recv_msg *ipmi_alloc_recv_msg(void);
 static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void);