diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index b75e2c549720..5c0abafa3e1a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 #define PFX "IPMI message handler: "
 
-#define IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "39.1"
+#define IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "39.2"
 
 static struct ipmi_recv_msg *ipmi_alloc_recv_msg(void);
 static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void);