diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index f22de1a5ed9..d99c3488c5c 100755
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 else:
   majorVersion = 7
   minorVersion = 1
-  patchLevel = 38
+  patchLevel = 39
   preVersion = 0
 
 version = "v%sr%s" % (majorVersion, minorVersion)
diff --git a/release.notes b/release.notes
index 753e6331663..65d1cf5d31b 100644
--- a/release.notes
+++ b/release.notes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+[v7r1p39]
+
+*WMS
+CHANGE: (#5121) for HTCondor, the SiteDirectory write the executable in the globally defined working directory
+
 [v7r1p38]
 
 FIX: fixes from v7r0p55
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ffe819e3e71..973a1de3ce2 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="DIRAC",
-    version="7.1.38",
+    version="7.1.39",
     url="https://github.com/DIRACGRID/DIRAC",
     license="GPLv3",
     package_dir=package_dir,