diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ed0a49..88b4e79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ Agents learn capabilities through skills —  Nostr events that any agent can di
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.0.37
+## Current Status — v0.0.38
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.0.37 — Add relay-pool publish connection-skip and poll latency instrumentation for hang diagnosis
+> Last release update: v0.0.38 — Forward non-matching query_sync messages to pool dispatch to prevent DM loss during sync queries
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index ade31c5..01a52ce 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 37
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.37"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 38
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.38"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"