diff --git a/srcpkgs/janet/template b/srcpkgs/janet/template
index a93cd50e58b..f0476135b36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/janet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/janet/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'janet'
 pkgname=janet
-version=1.37.1
+version=1.38.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Db_lto=false --libdir=/usr/lib"  # breaks jpm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://janet-lang.org/"
 changelog="https://github.com/janet-lang/janet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/janet-lang/janet/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=85a87115fb7b59a3fb4dab7d291627ce109eecdcf84b403ec8787ef54082519f
+checksum=84dbf7db9c09677618549fb4be23631fd64f527af21051db02753241a2f6f752
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE