diff --git a/gnu/packages/dns.scm b/gnu/packages/dns.scm
index 3c2762918f..8865d16a1a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/dns.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/dns.scm
@@ -337,14 +337,14 @@ (define-public isc-bind
     ;; When updating, check whether isc-dhcp's bundled copy should be as well.
     ;; The BIND release notes are available here:
     ;; https://www.isc.org/bind/
-    (version "9.16.37")
+    (version "9.16.38")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "https://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/" version
                            "/bind-" version ".tar.xz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1az2y8zdpn6vfmx4xqnsh5znagcrsvkqa1hz3h8izzm24ban2ihf"))
+        (base32 "03y52iyc2g63lkk9x2vaizpr0jv27g1z6mcxnjw8m8l4kaflrx4d"))
        (patches
         (search-patches "bind-re-add-attr-constructor-priority.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)