diff --git a/tools/release/bins.pl b/tools/release/bins.pl
index 943a032c5b..d96ae35986 100755
--- a/tools/release/bins.pl
+++ b/tools/release/bins.pl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
-$version="3.8RC";
+$version="3.8";
 
 require "tools/builds.pm";
 
diff --git a/tools/release/manuals.pl b/tools/release/manuals.pl
index e17034a95c..583ea3ff1f 100755
--- a/tools/release/manuals.pl
+++ b/tools/release/manuals.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
-$version="3.8RC";
+$version="3.8";
 
 require "tools/builds.pm";
 
diff --git a/tools/release/tarball.sh b/tools/release/tarball.sh
index b0193499c0..adc07d1b24 100755
--- a/tools/release/tarball.sh
+++ b/tools/release/tarball.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-version="3.8RC"
+version="3.8"
 
 srcdir=.
 tempdir=rockbox-temp
diff --git a/tools/release/voices.pl b/tools/release/voices.pl
index a44c947ca8..3d94f1cdac 100755
--- a/tools/release/voices.pl
+++ b/tools/release/voices.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
-$version="3.8RC";
+$version="3.8";
 
 require "tools/builds.pm";