diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index f553b7a86841456a4a9b132a9ba9511c0b48ddac..b8fb87c6c29f5fb9f58cae180ec87282b61701c7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #define PFX "IPMI message handler: "
 
-#define IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "38.0"
+#define IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "39.0"
 
 static struct ipmi_recv_msg *ipmi_alloc_recv_msg(void);
 static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void);