diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40793c808..b03fd730f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [3.8.1](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/compare/3.8.0...3.8.1)
+
+- fix(backend): hotfix - allow more user fields to be queried [`#8632`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8632)
+
 #### [3.8.0](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/compare/3.7.0...3.8.0)
 
+> 1 June 2025
+
+- v3.8.0 [`#8631`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8631)
 - feat(backend): migrate to s3 [`#8545`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8545)
 - fix broken observe on post [`#8610`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8610)
 - feat(webapp): shout comments [`#8600`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8600)
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index a80646e01..11c7d5fb5 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social-backend",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.1",
   "description": "GraphQL Backend for ocelot.social",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",
diff --git a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml
index 2466947d4..da804f97a 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ version: 0.1.0
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "3.8.0"
+appVersion: "3.8.1"
diff --git a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml
index 8575da4be..a733e5d32 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ version: 0.1.0
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "3.8.0"
+appVersion: "3.8.1"
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index daa0fed63..1e22ffcee 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social-frontend",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ocelot-social-frontend",
-      "version": "3.8.0",
+      "version": "3.8.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@intlify/unplugin-vue-i18n": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index ef2662aea..9479be456 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social-frontend",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.1",
   "description": "ocelot.social new Frontend (in development and not fully implemented) by IT4C Boilerplate for frontends",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0344799b7..8b7f27553 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.1",
   "description": "Free and open source software program code available to run social networks.",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json b/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json
index 957ff699d..50cac8111 100644
--- a/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json
+++ b/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ocelot-social/maintenance",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.1",
   "description": "Maintenance page for ocelot.social",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",
diff --git a/webapp/package.json b/webapp/package.json
index bfff16a4c..77f7ff128 100644
--- a/webapp/package.json
+++ b/webapp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social-webapp",
-  "version": "3.8.0",
+  "version": "3.8.1",
   "description": "ocelot.social Frontend",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",