diff --git a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
index 68c1043caf01..df6f85846a98 100644
--- a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 PORTNAME=	libxcrypt
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.4.37
+DISTVERSION=	4.4.38
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Extended crypt library for descrypt, md5crypt, bcrypt, and others
 WWW=		https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
 USES=		autoreconf gmake libtool pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	besser82
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=	${PREFIX}/share
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-static
 
 CFLAGS+=	-Wno-gnu-statement-expression
 
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libcrypt.so.2.0.0
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/security/libxcrypt/distinfo b/security/libxcrypt/distinfo
index 6e5031badc16..e22b278d0f55 100644
--- a/security/libxcrypt/distinfo
+++ b/security/libxcrypt/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1735848307
-SHA256 (besser82-libxcrypt-v4.4.37_GH0.tar.gz) = e02e1150f43de89c65f331f50b3c008fe47967bbbf62e7171c7a335583a4bd74
-SIZE (besser82-libxcrypt-v4.4.37_GH0.tar.gz) = 528975
+TIMESTAMP = 1736886490
+SHA256 (besser82-libxcrypt-v4.4.38_GH0.tar.gz) = 9fb45586b2e83727934fbe046a4fef4804017577f1d048f91d56d0d830a5a98e
+SIZE (besser82-libxcrypt-v4.4.38_GH0.tar.gz) = 529995