diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 51e072e92..30fed8c76 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfjs-dist",
-  "version": "1.1.136",
+  "version": "1.1.138",
   "main": [
     "build/pdf.js",
     "build/pdf.worker.js"
diff --git a/build/pdf.combined.js b/build/pdf.combined.js
index 04937d56f..cd7c7b51d 100644
--- a/build/pdf.combined.js
+++ b/build/pdf.combined.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.1.136';
-PDFJS.build = 'd7aa95d';
+PDFJS.version = '1.1.138';
+PDFJS.build = '9098233';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
@@ -17907,16 +17907,23 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
           // var x = pt[0];
           // var y = pt[1];
 
+          var charSpacing = 0;
+          if (textChunk.str.length > 0) {
+            // Apply char spacing only when there are chars.
+            // As a result there is only spacing between glyphs.
+            charSpacing = textState.charSpacing;
+          }
+
           var tx = 0;
           var ty = 0;
           if (!font.vertical) {
             var w0 = glyphWidth * textState.fontMatrix[0];
-            tx = (w0 * textState.fontSize + textState.charSpacing) *
+            tx = (w0 * textState.fontSize + charSpacing) *
                  textState.textHScale;
             width += tx;
           } else {
             var w1 = glyphWidth * textState.fontMatrix[0];
-            ty = w1 * textState.fontSize + textState.charSpacing;
+            ty = w1 * textState.fontSize + charSpacing;
             height += ty;
           }
           textState.translateTextMatrix(tx, ty);
diff --git a/build/pdf.js b/build/pdf.js
index 3ddfadb8e..be08f446d 100644
--- a/build/pdf.js
+++ b/build/pdf.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.1.136';
-PDFJS.build = 'd7aa95d';
+PDFJS.version = '1.1.138';
+PDFJS.build = '9098233';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
diff --git a/build/pdf.worker.js b/build/pdf.worker.js
index f86f8065a..473593986 100644
--- a/build/pdf.worker.js
+++ b/build/pdf.worker.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.1.136';
-PDFJS.build = 'd7aa95d';
+PDFJS.version = '1.1.138';
+PDFJS.build = '9098233';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
@@ -11554,16 +11554,23 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
           // var x = pt[0];
           // var y = pt[1];
 
+          var charSpacing = 0;
+          if (textChunk.str.length > 0) {
+            // Apply char spacing only when there are chars.
+            // As a result there is only spacing between glyphs.
+            charSpacing = textState.charSpacing;
+          }
+
           var tx = 0;
           var ty = 0;
           if (!font.vertical) {
             var w0 = glyphWidth * textState.fontMatrix[0];
-            tx = (w0 * textState.fontSize + textState.charSpacing) *
+            tx = (w0 * textState.fontSize + charSpacing) *
                  textState.textHScale;
             width += tx;
           } else {
             var w1 = glyphWidth * textState.fontMatrix[0];
-            ty = w1 * textState.fontSize + textState.charSpacing;
+            ty = w1 * textState.fontSize + charSpacing;
             height += ty;
           }
           textState.translateTextMatrix(tx, ty);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 649abb06d..b72d22677 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfjs-dist",
-  "version": "1.1.136",
+  "version": "1.1.138",
   "description": "Generic build of Mozilla's PDF.js library.",
   "keywords": [
     "Mozilla",