diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 9e67b6b66b..c810b51081 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.188.0
+current_version = 2.188.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_message = 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index c4a10428fe..7dcd7ba901 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 Synapse Changelog
 *****************
 
+v2.188.1 - 2024-11-13
+=====================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+- Fix an issue in the type schema enforcement of a Cell's Drive where a list of
+  types for a field would cause schema checking to always fail after a Cell
+  reboot.
+  (`#4002 <https://github.com/vertexproject/synapse/pull/4002>`_)
+
 v2.188.0 - 2024-11-08
 =====================
 
diff --git a/changes/fdd656f050bd769c6f2d24fad8bb6743.yaml b/changes/fdd656f050bd769c6f2d24fad8bb6743.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c69117902..0000000000
--- a/changes/fdd656f050bd769c6f2d24fad8bb6743.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-desc: Fix an issue in the type schema enforcement of a Cell's Drive where a list of
-  types for a field would cause schema checking to always fail after a Cell reboot.
-prs: []
-type: bug
-...
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c3f3d09319..11992f5ce0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = 'setuptools.build_meta'
 
 [project]
 name = 'synapse'
-version = '2.188.0'
+version = '2.188.1'
 authors = [
     { name = 'The Vertex Project LLC', email = 'root@vertex.link'},
 ]
diff --git a/synapse/lib/version.py b/synapse/lib/version.py
index 0d1af2e238..4055b2437a 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/version.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/version.py
@@ -223,6 +223,6 @@ def reqVersion(valu, reqver,
 ##############################################################################
 # The following are touched during the release process by bumpversion.
 # Do not modify these directly.
-version = (2, 188, 0)
+version = (2, 188, 1)
 verstring = '.'.join([str(x) for x in version])
 commit = ''