diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index d9e982fd2..8f601ec70 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Version 2.02.38 -
 
 Version 2.02.37 - 
 =================================
+  Drop cached metadata when renaming a VG.
   Allow for vginfo changing during _vg_read.
   Decode numbers in clvmd debugging output.
   Add missing deactivation after activation failure in lvcreate -Zy.
diff --git a/tools/vgrename.c b/tools/vgrename.c
index eafcdab69..1553e4e46 100644
--- a/tools/vgrename.c
+++ b/tools/vgrename.c
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ static int vg_rename_path(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *old_vg_path,
 		}
 	}
 
+	drop_cached_metadata(vg_old);
+
 	/* store it on disks */
 	log_verbose("Writing out updated volume group");
 	if (!vg_write(vg_old) || !vg_commit(vg_old)) {