diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a01ea72a3..770d5e8a0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.38.0-a2
+0.38.0-a3
diff --git a/docs/source/_custom_js/package-lock.json b/docs/source/_custom_js/package-lock.json
index 0e20ca734..65afe1acb 100644
--- a/docs/source/_custom_js/package-lock.json
+++ b/docs/source/_custom_js/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       }
     },
     "../../../src/client/packages/idom-client-react": {
-      "version": "0.38.0-a2",
+      "version": "0.38.0-a3",
       "integrity": "sha512-pIK5eNwFSHKXg7ClpASWFVKyZDYxz59MSFpVaX/OqJFkrJaAxBuhKGXNTMXmuyWOL5Iyvb/ErwwDRxQRzMNkfQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/docs/source/about/changelog.rst b/docs/source/about/changelog.rst
index 8341b073d..fbf9ce815 100644
--- a/docs/source/about/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/about/changelog.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ more info, see the :ref:`Contributor Guide <Creating a Changelog Entry>`.
 Unreleased
 ----------
 
+No changes.
+
+
+v0.38.0-a3
+----------
+:octicon:`milestone` *released on 2022-04-15*
+
 **Changed**
 
 - :pull:`730` - Layout context management is not async
diff --git a/src/client/package-lock.json b/src/client/package-lock.json
index aa4bb0761..a4f917849 100644
--- a/src/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/client/package-lock.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "client",
-  "version": "0.38.0-a2",
+  "version": "0.38.0-a3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "version": "0.38.0-a2",
+      "version": "0.38.0-a3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
         "./packages/*"
@@ -5159,7 +5159,7 @@
       }
     },
     "packages/idom-app-react": {
-      "version": "0.38.0-a2",
+      "version": "0.38.0-a3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "idom-client-react": "file:packages/idom-client-react",
@@ -5175,7 +5175,7 @@
     },
     "packages/idom-app-react/packages/idom-client-react": {},
     "packages/idom-client-react": {
-      "version": "0.38.0-a2",
+      "version": "0.38.0-a3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "fast-json-patch": "^3.0.0-1",
diff --git a/src/client/package.json b/src/client/package.json
index 580090d1f..bf0ea7b52 100644
--- a/src/client/package.json
+++ b/src/client/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "publish": "npm --workspaces publish",
     "test": "npm --workspaces test"
   },
-  "version": "0.38.0-a2",
+  "version": "0.38.0-a3",
   "workspaces": [
     "./packages/*"
   ]
diff --git a/src/client/packages/idom-app-react/package.json b/src/client/packages/idom-app-react/package.json
index dcedcef3e..0ec1775f4 100644
--- a/src/client/packages/idom-app-react/package.json
+++ b/src/client/packages/idom-app-react/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
     "format": "prettier --write ./src",
     "test": "echo 'no tests'"
   },
-  "version": "0.38.0-a2"
+  "version": "0.38.0-a3"
 }
diff --git a/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/package.json b/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/package.json
index ea83d7015..72cd1e730 100644
--- a/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/package.json
+++ b/src/client/packages/idom-client-react/package.json
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
     "test": "uvu tests"
   },
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "0.38.0-a2"
+  "version": "0.38.0-a3"
 }
diff --git a/src/idom/__init__.py b/src/idom/__init__.py
index 3ca53e506..e08eefbd2 100644
--- a/src/idom/__init__.py
+++ b/src/idom/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 __author__ = "idom-team"
-__version__ = "0.38.0-a2"  # DO NOT MODIFY
+__version__ = "0.38.0-a3"  # DO NOT MODIFY
 
 __all__ = [
     "component",