diff --git a/bin/weewx/__init__.py b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
index cf95105f..d5260a21 100644
--- a/bin/weewx/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 """Package weewx, containing modules specific to the weewx runtime engine."""
 import time
 
-__version__="3.8.0"
+__version__="3.8.1"
 
 # Holds the program launch time in unix epoch seconds:
 # Useful for calculating 'uptime.'
diff --git a/weewx.conf b/weewx.conf
index cf1b6f15..9d92fc33 100644
--- a/weewx.conf
+++ b/weewx.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WEEWX_ROOT = /home/weewx
 socket_timeout = 20
 
 # Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.
-version = 3.8.0
+version = 3.8.1
 
 ##############################################################################