diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index daf0863ec..2eb99c5ca 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ enable_service monasca-cli
 # to deploy either the Java or Python API without having to
 # also set the INFLUXDB_VERSION when switching between the two.
 INFLUXDB_JAVA_VERSION=${INFLUXDB_JAVA_VERSION:-0.9.5}
-INFLUXDB_PYTHON_VERSION=${INFLUXDB_PYTHON_VERSION:-1.3.5}
+INFLUXDB_PYTHON_VERSION=${INFLUXDB_PYTHON_VERSION:-1.3.8}
 
 # To set the same version of InfluxDB for both languages use the
 # following variable. This will override both the Java and Python
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/influx_1.3.8-e6b0be63d7d7222f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/influx_1.3.8-e6b0be63d7d7222f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ad67fa3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/influx_1.3.8-e6b0be63d7d7222f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Upgrade InfluxDB to 1.3.8 from 1.3.5. It provides couple of
+    bug fixes as in https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.3/about_the_project/releasenotes-changelog/#v1-3-9-2018-01-19