diff --git a/.changeset/dirty-cycles-smash.md b/.changeset/dirty-cycles-smash.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b031cf0af..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/dirty-cycles-smash.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'svelte': patch
----
-
-fix: send `$effect.pending` count to the correct boundary
diff --git a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
index 535214781c..20ae98a500 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # svelte
 
+## 5.38.8
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- fix: send `$effect.pending` count to the correct boundary ([#16732](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/16732))
+
 ## 5.38.7
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/svelte/package.json b/packages/svelte/package.json
index c6bc40ae2c..02fa445b0e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/package.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "svelte",
   "description": "Cybernetically enhanced web apps",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "5.38.7",
+  "version": "5.38.8",
   "type": "module",
   "types": "./types/index.d.ts",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/version.js b/packages/svelte/src/version.js
index d499c06797..8cb69aac5b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/version.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/version.js
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
  * The current version, as set in package.json.
  * @type {string}
  */
-export const VERSION = '5.38.7';
+export const VERSION = '5.38.8';
 export const PUBLIC_VERSION = '5';