diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index 3c27f488b361..5c9034a0472a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ in rec {
   # Maint version
   perl538 = callPackage ./interpreter.nix {
     self = perl538;
-    version = "5.38.2";
-    sha256 = "sha256-oKMVNEUet7g8fWWUpJdUOlTUiLyQygD140diV39AZV4=";
+    version = "5.38.3";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ioAzhZ3R116wyRWO7dc4TfGva0aipOhQc7B+bMfFuHM=";
     inherit passthruFun;
   };