diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d76190..3a129ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ slapi-nis-0.17.tar.gz
 /slapi-nis-0.36.tar.gz.sig
 /slapi-nis-0.37.tar.gz
 /slapi-nis-0.37.tar.gz.sig
+/slapi-nis-0.38.tar.gz
+/slapi-nis-0.38.tar.gz.sig
diff --git a/slapi-nis.spec b/slapi-nis.spec
index 7a6773d..6342d28 100644
--- a/slapi-nis.spec
+++ b/slapi-nis.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:		slapi-nis
-Version:	0.37
+Version:	0.38
 Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	NIS Server and Schema Compatibility plugins for Directory Server
 Group:		System Environment/Daemons
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_sbindir}/nisserver-plugin-defs
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar  6 2012 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 0.38-1
+- properly escape RDN values when building compat entries (#796509, #800625)
+
 * Mon Feb 13 2012 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 0.37-1
 - fix a compile error on systems where LDAP_SCOPE_SUBORDINATE isn't defined
   (reported by Christian Neuhold)
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 8a4034e..4fea521 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1888e224929a3751029a1352f67694b0  slapi-nis-0.37.tar.gz
-d6cef0864fa589f58aba2b9242aa2449  slapi-nis-0.37.tar.gz.sig
+789916ff281e72e2be881f3922430e39  slapi-nis-0.38.tar.gz
+c560714ad839210aef5026844e85a925  slapi-nis-0.38.tar.gz.sig