diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d76b8ce91..93a1bb8e70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
       <dependency> <!-- sets version number for all 'ai.djl' dependencies -->
         <groupId>ai.djl</groupId>
         <artifactId>bom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.36.0</version> <!-- WARNING: if changed, check the `com.google.code.gson:gson` version; see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` -->
+        <version>0.38.0</version> <!-- WARNING: if changed, check the `com.google.code.gson:gson` version; see `docs/dependency_conflicts.md` -->
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>