diff --git a/CHANGES/v2.3.txt b/CHANGES/v2.3.txt
index 0f3330c06f89daaac34d1e6adf2d509a96089850..b52fd19152e7985f33c78d9faf7de84b459dcf72 100644
--- a/CHANGES/v2.3.txt
+++ b/CHANGES/v2.3.txt
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ For users:
 - Fixed flag DETAILED_TIMERS in \ref DEBUG (flag was ignored and detailed timers always written).
 - Small fix in \ref DUMPMASSCHARGE (atoms are now correctly requested only at first step).
 
-## Version 2.3.8 (coming soon)
+## Version 2.3.8 (Dec 19, 2018)
 
 \plumednotmaintained
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2d99e194c22f413da105c6db6de2a583a8cf8d60..6d8695d084afa07d1b5f5bddd5b58a2df46c69f6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # (this is same as gromacs)
 # Notice that "plumed info --version" will return only 2.X
 # and "plumed info --long-version" will return the full string
-2.3.7
+2.3.8