diff --git a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
index 68c1043caf01..df6f85846a98 100644
--- a/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/security/libxcrypt/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	libxcrypt
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.4.37
+DISTVERSION=	4.4.38
 CATEGORIES=	security
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
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