diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c095454bd1451145ad39624abfc9c606fa07ab0..ee19ccfd4749141aa818d696bcaa2469365ed590 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [3.8.1](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/compare/3.8.0...3.8.1) (2024-04-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* allow semantic-release-info to be generated on the commit branch ([7876e3e](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/commit/7876e3e7dab07671c87a65c325f1a86ed71cdbf5))
+
 # [3.8.0](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/compare/3.7.1...3.8.0) (2024-1-30)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e8d6ead04258bd127d19c187eab86da46f83828..140ed3081c54b9485b063b3bd2e56f794f40d7cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Add the following to your `gitlab-ci.yml`:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # 1: include the component
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.8.0
+  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.8.1
     # 2: set/override component inputs
     inputs:
       changelog-enabled: true # ⚠ this is only an example
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Add the following to your `gitlab-ci.yml`:
 include:
   # 1: include the template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/semantic-release'
-    ref: '3.8.0'
+    ref: '3.8.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml'
 
 variables:
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ With:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # main template
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.8.0
+  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.8.1
   # Vault variant
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault@3.8.0
+  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault@3.8.1
     inputs:
       vault-base-url: "https://vault.acme.host/v1"
       # audience claim for JWT