diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 573f090..b1356f2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.8.0"
+  ".": "3.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c35b88..ab9561e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.8.1](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v3.8.0...v3.8.1) (2026-07-24)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* minor security hardening ([#381](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/381)) ([43f8cd2](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/43f8cd2b0641baba0f0a318705b5884ddd07dbee))
+
 ## [3.8.0](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v3.7.0...v3.8.0) (2026-06-01)
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index bb101a6..13d7438 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   flagd:
-    image: ${IMAGE:-ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-testbed}:${VERSION:-v3.8.0} # x-release-please-version
+    image: ${IMAGE:-ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-testbed}:${VERSION:-v3.8.1} # x-release-please-version
     ports:
       - 8013
       - 8014
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 1981190..f280719 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.0
+3.8.1