diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c98c3e..881b996 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 3.8.1 (March 2nd, 2023)
+
+OTHER:
+
+- update base of Docker image to Alpine 3.17.2 (from 3.17.1 before)
+
 ## 3.8.0 (January 13th, 2023)
 
 IMPROVEMENTS:
diff --git a/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb b/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb
index 0d23241..4152984 100644
--- a/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb
+++ b/lib/dyndnsd/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Dyndnsd
-  VERSION = '3.8.0'
+  VERSION = '3.8.1'
 end