diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0a5f36b3..e17965a1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # code-server · [!["GitHub Discussions"](https://img.shields.io/badge/%20GitHub-%20Discussions-gray.svg?longCache=true&logo=github&colorB=purple)](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/discussions) [!["Join us on Slack"](https://img.shields.io/badge/join-us%20on%20slack-gray.svg?longCache=true&logo=slack&colorB=brightgreen)](https://cdr.co/join-community) [![Twitter Follow](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/CoderHQ?label=%40CoderHQ&style=social)](https://twitter.com/coderhq)
 
-![Lines](https://img.shields.io/badge/Coverage-46.71%25-green.svg)
+![Lines](https://img.shields.io/badge/Coverage-40.7%25-green.svg)
 
 Run [VS Code](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode) on any machine anywhere and access it in the browser.
 
diff --git a/ci/README.md b/ci/README.md
index df8af9f6f..bd38e06d1 100644
--- a/ci/README.md
+++ b/ci/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Make sure you have `$GITHUB_TOKEN` set and [hub](https://github.com/github/hub)
       - Remember to update the chart version as well on top of appVersion in `Chart.yaml`.
       - Run `rg -g '!yarn.lock' -g '!*.svg' '3\.7\.5'` to ensure all values have been
         changed. Replace the numbers as needed.
+        - You can install `rg` or `ripgrep` on macOS [here](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ripgrep).
    4. Update the code coverage badge (see [here](#updating-code-coverage-in-readme) for instructions)
 2. GitHub actions will generate the `npm-package`, `release-packages` and `release-images` artifacts.
    1. You do not have to wait for these.
diff --git a/ci/build/release-github-draft.sh b/ci/build/release-github-draft.sh
index 1f33c34cc..835b7b431 100755
--- a/ci/build/release-github-draft.sh
+++ b/ci/build/release-github-draft.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ main() {
   hub release create \
     --file - \
     -t "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
-    --draft "${assets[@]}" "v$VERSION" << EOF
+    --draft "v$VERSION" << EOF
 v$VERSION
 
 VS Code v$(vscode_version)
diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml b/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
index 0862625cb..bb9f408ad 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ version: 1.0.3
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: 3.8.0
+appVersion: 3.8.1
diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/README.md b/ci/helm-chart/README.md
index c8ba35a12..03cd71ccb 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/README.md
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # code-server
 
-![Version: 1.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.0.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 3.8.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-3.8.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.0.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.0.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 3.8.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-3.8.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 [code-server](https://github.com/cdr/code-server) code-server is VS Code running
 on a remote server, accessible through the browser.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ and their default values.
 | hostnameOverride | string | `""` |  |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"Always"` |  |
 | image.repository | string | `"codercom/code-server"` |  |
-| image.tag | string | `"3.8.0"` |  |
+| image.tag | string | `"3.8.1"` |  |
 | imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | ingress.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
 | nameOverride | string | `""` |  |
diff --git a/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml b/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 7a04321d0..b240264cc 100644
--- a/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/ci/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 
 image:
   repository: codercom/code-server
-  tag: '3.8.0'
+  tag: '3.8.1'
   pullPolicy: Always
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 437c0df07..3a1f79092 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ commands presented in the rest of this document.
 ## Debian, Ubuntu
 
 ```bash
-curl -fOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.8.0/code-server_3.8.0_amd64.deb
-sudo dpkg -i code-server_3.8.0_amd64.deb
+curl -fOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.8.1/code-server_3.8.1_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i code-server_3.8.1_amd64.deb
 sudo systemctl enable --now code-server@$USER
 # Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
 ```
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ sudo systemctl enable --now code-server@$USER
 ## Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, SUSE
 
 ```bash
-curl -fOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.8.0/code-server-3.8.0-amd64.rpm
-sudo rpm -i code-server-3.8.0-amd64.rpm
+curl -fOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.8.1/code-server-3.8.1-amd64.rpm
+sudo rpm -i code-server-3.8.1-amd64.rpm
 sudo systemctl enable --now code-server@$USER
 # Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
 ```
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ Here is an example script for installing and using a standalone `code-server` re
 
 ```bash
 mkdir -p ~/.local/lib ~/.local/bin
-curl -fL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.8.0/code-server-3.8.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz \
+curl -fL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.8.1/code-server-3.8.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz \
   | tar -C ~/.local/lib -xz
-mv ~/.local/lib/code-server-3.8.0-linux-amd64 ~/.local/lib/code-server-3.8.0
-ln -s ~/.local/lib/code-server-3.8.0/bin/code-server ~/.local/bin/code-server
+mv ~/.local/lib/code-server-3.8.1-linux-amd64 ~/.local/lib/code-server-3.8.1
+ln -s ~/.local/lib/code-server-3.8.1/bin/code-server ~/.local/bin/code-server
 PATH="~/.local/bin:$PATH"
 code-server
 # Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e94e0668c..51479b901 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "code-server",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.1",
   "description": "Run VS Code on a remote server.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cdr/code-server",
   "bugs": {