diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fe60603f3..a8e601bdb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Here's a screenshot of the toolbar in action:
 In addition to the built-in panels, a number of third-party panels are
 contributed by the community.
 
-The current stable version of the Debug Toolbar is 3.8.0. It works on
+The current stable version of the Debug Toolbar is 3.8.1. It works on
 Django ≥ 3.2.4.
 
 Documentation, including installation and configuration instructions, is
diff --git a/debug_toolbar/__init__.py b/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
index d5d28881d..5c2115804 100644
--- a/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
+++ b/debug_toolbar/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Do not use pkg_resources to find the version but set it here directly!
 # see issue #1446
-VERSION = "3.8.0"
+VERSION = "3.8.1"
 
 # Code that discovers files or modules in INSTALLED_APPS imports this module.
 urls = "debug_toolbar.urls", APP_NAME
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 1134b8d4c..65ad94c7f 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Change log
 Pending
 -------
 
+3.8.1 (2022-12-03)
+------------------
+
+* Fixed release process by re-adding twine to release dependencies. No
+  functional change.
+
 3.8.0 (2022-12-03)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fb97af3f9..924ccf35e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 copyright = copyright.format(datetime.date.today().year)
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "3.8.0"
+release = "3.8.1"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------