diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 00984b7dea..9b402ba608 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-0.3.8 (unreleased)
+0.3.8 (2018-04-27)
 ------------------
 
 - New tool ``jplhorizons``: JPL Horizons service to obtain ephemerides,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cb43497a23..b8b1e0ef28 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 builtins._ASTROPY_PACKAGE_NAME_ = PACKAGENAME
 
 # VERSION should be PEP386 compatible (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0386)
-VERSION = '0.3.8.dev'
+VERSION = '0.3.8'
 
 # Indicates if this version is a release version
 RELEASE = 'dev' not in VERSION