diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 777ba3f..cdd0f83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+v0.3.8 (2024-09-05)
+-------------------
+* Add `shift` method to `BBox` class
+
 v0.3.7 (2024-07-22)
 -------------------
 * Move `doctr` dependencies to a separate group
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ce4f5af..4209dba 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.7
\ No newline at end of file
+0.3.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dedocutils/data_structures/bbox.py b/dedocutils/data_structures/bbox.py
index 78dcf8b..bf14ac7 100644
--- a/dedocutils/data_structures/bbox.py
+++ b/dedocutils/data_structures/bbox.py
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ def y_bottom_right(self) -> int:
     def crop_image_by_box(image: np.ndarray, bbox: "BBox") -> np.ndarray:
         return image[bbox.y_top_left:bbox.y_bottom_right, bbox.x_top_left:bbox.x_bottom_right]
 
+    def shift(self, shift_x: int, shift_y: int) -> None:
+        self.x_top_left += shift_x
+        self.y_top_left += shift_y
+
     def rotate_coordinates(self, angle_rotate: float, image_shape: Tuple[int]) -> None:
         xb, yb = self.x_top_left, self.y_top_left
         xe, ye = self.x_bottom_right, self.y_bottom_right