diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index ca64c606..71371b12 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 3.8.1 / 2017-03-10
+
+* bugfixes:
+  * Remove method call to method that no longer exists (#1239)
+
 ## 3.8.0 / 2017-03-09
 
 * bugfixes:
diff --git a/lib/puma/const.rb b/lib/puma/const.rb
index 94b1dbe4..b1b70c16 100644
--- a/lib/puma/const.rb
+++ b/lib/puma/const.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module Puma
   # too taxing on performance.
   module Const
 
-    PUMA_VERSION = VERSION = "3.8.0".freeze
+    PUMA_VERSION = VERSION = "3.8.1".freeze
     CODE_NAME = "Sassy Salamander".freeze
     PUMA_SERVER_STRING = ['puma', PUMA_VERSION, CODE_NAME].join(' ').freeze