diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a7c67445..315f4136 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+Notmuch 0.38.2 (2023-12-01)
+===========================
+
+Library
+-------
+
+Make sorting of string maps lexicographic on (key,value) pairs. This
+avoids some test failures due to variation in message property output
+order.
+
+Emacs
+-----
+
+Avoid extra separators after the last address in `notmuch-emacs-mua`.
+
+
 Notmuch 0.38.1 (2023-10-26)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
index 1779d8cc..f4fd171d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # this file should be kept in sync with ../../../version
-__VERSION__ = '0.38.1'
+__VERSION__ = '0.38.2'
 SOVERSION = '5'
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1a333385..75765b6f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+notmuch (0.38.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream bugfix release
+
+ -- David Bremner <bremner@debian.org>  Fri, 01 Dec 2023 07:51:09 -0400
+
 notmuch (0.38.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream bugfix release
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-emacs-mua b/emacs/notmuch-emacs-mua
index a5214977..254e6407 100755
--- a/emacs/notmuch-emacs-mua
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-emacs-mua
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ CREATE_FRAME=
 ELISP=
 MAILTO=
 HELLO=
+TO_SEP=
+CC_SEP=
+BCC_SEP=
 
 # Short options compatible with mutt(1).
 while getopts :s:c:b:i:h opt; do
@@ -86,13 +89,16 @@ while getopts :s:c:b:i:h opt; do
 	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-subject) (insert \"${OPTARG}\")"
 	    ;;
 	--to)
-	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-to) (insert \"${OPTARG}, \")"
+	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-to) (insert \"${TO_SEP}${OPTARG}\")"
+	    TO_SEP=", "
 	    ;;
 	--cc|c)
-	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-cc) (insert \"${OPTARG}, \")"
+	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-cc) (insert \"${CC_SEP}${OPTARG}\")"
+	    CC_SEP=", "
 	    ;;
 	--bcc|b)
-	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-bcc) (insert \"${OPTARG}, \")"
+	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-bcc) (insert \"${BCC_SEP}${OPTARG}\")"
+	    BCC_SEP=", "
 	    ;;
 	--body|i)
 	    ELISP="${ELISP} (message-goto-body) (insert-file \"${OPTARG}\")"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index bb22182d..f2e78d49 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.38.1
+0.38.2