diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 0b00d9df7..7b79973ee 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 See the [Contributing Guide](contributing.md) for details.
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [3.8.1] - 2025-06-18
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/markdown/__meta__.py b/markdown/__meta__.py
index 78b470ea4..476a19044 100644
--- a/markdown/__meta__.py
+++ b/markdown/__meta__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 
-__version_info__ = (3, 8, 0, 'final', 0)
+__version_info__ = (3, 8, 1, 'final', 0)
 
 
 def _get_version(version_info):