diff --git a/antora.yml b/antora.yml
index 41e0842f..58880fc9 100644
--- a/antora.yml
+++ b/antora.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ asciidoc:
   attributes:
     page-nav-header-levels: 1
     server_version: '7.6.6'
-    sdk_current_version: '3.8.0'
+    sdk_current_version: '3.8.1'
     sdk_dot_minor: '3.8'
     sdk_dot_major: '3.x'
     version-server: '7.6'
diff --git a/modules/devguide/examples/java/Search.java b/modules/devguide/examples/java/Search.java
index 4ac8f4fb..71012127 100644
--- a/modules/devguide/examples/java/Search.java
+++ b/modules/devguide/examples/java/Search.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ protected void hookOnNext(SearchRow row) {
       SearchRequest request = SearchRequest
               .create(VectorSearch.create(List.of(
                               VectorQuery.create("vector_field", vectorQuery).numCandidates(2).boost(0.3),
-                              VectorQuery.create("vector_field", anotherVectorQuery).numCandidates(5).boost(0.7)));
+                              VectorQuery.create("vector_field", anotherVectorQuery).numCandidates(5).boost(0.7))));
 
       SearchResult result = scope.search("vector-and-fts-index", request);
       // end::vector3[]
diff --git a/modules/hello-world/pages/start-using-sdk.adoc b/modules/hello-world/pages/start-using-sdk.adoc
index c49c8eb5..95604222 100644
--- a/modules/hello-world/pages/start-using-sdk.adoc
+++ b/modules/hello-world/pages/start-using-sdk.adoc
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ Maven::
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.couchbase.client</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0</version>
+        <version>3.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ----
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ Gradle::
 --
 [source,groovy]
 ----
-implementation 'com.couchbase.client:java-client:3.8.0'
+implementation 'com.couchbase.client:java-client:3.8.1'
 ----
 --
 ====
diff --git a/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc b/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc
index 7d7fbcb8..de99a47b 100644
--- a/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc
+++ b/modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc
@@ -42,6 +42,38 @@ echo metrics-opentelemetry ; grep '<version>' $src/metrics-opentelemetry/pom.xml
 echo metrics-micrometer ; grep '<version>' $src/metrics-micrometer/pom.xml | head -2 | tail -1 ; grep '<micrometer.version>' $src/pom.xml 
 ////
 
+
+=== Version 3.8.1 (9 May 2025)
+
+This is the first maintenance release of the 3.8.1 series.
+
+https://packages.couchbase.com/clients/java/3.8.1/Couchbase-Java-Client-3.1.0.zip[Download] |
+https://docs.couchbase.com/sdk-api/couchbase-java-client-3.8.1/index.html[API Reference] |
+http://docs.couchbase.com/sdk-api/couchbase-core-io-3.8.1/[Core API Reference]
+
+The supported and tested dependencies for this release are:
+
+* io.projectreactor:**reactor-core:3.6.9**
+* org.reactivestreams:**reactive-streams:1.0.4**
+
+Optional artifacts on top of this SDK version are tested for the following compatibilities:
+
+.Optional Artifact Version Compatibility
+[options="header"]
+|=======================
+| Artifact                  | Couchbase Version | Built Against              | API Stability
+| `tracing-opentelemetry`   | 1.6.1             | OpenTelemetry 1.31.0       | Committed
+| `tracing-opentracing`     | 1.6.1             | OpenTracing 0.33.0         | Committed
+| `metrics-opentelemetry`   | 0.8.1             | OpenTelemetry 1.31.0       | Volatile
+| `metrics-micrometer`      | 0.8.1             | Micrometer 1.12.9          | Volatile
+|=======================
+
+==== Improvements
+
+* https://couchbasecloud.atlassian.net/browse/JVMCBC-1631[JVMCBC-1631]:
+Updated `Netty` to `4.1.119`.
+
+
 === Version 3.8.0 (9 April 2025)
 
 This is the first release of the 3.8 series.