diff --git a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
index 2554e8ae98ff370ece00c95c0a6a84f42c78e2d9..d10e2d8776014d24f16a928b29c8a6829cf1a0b5 100644
--- a/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_WORKHORSE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.37.0
+8.38.0
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/sh-bump-workhorse-8-38-0.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-bump-workhorse-8-38-0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c81028e60a6b436fd6043c53d64ea25bf2fc0147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-bump-workhorse-8-38-0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Upgrade Workhorse to v8.38.0
+merge_request: 39223
+author:
+type: added