diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/3.8.8.yml b/changelogs/fragments/3.8.8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ce9aa961c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/3.8.8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release_summary: Bugfix release.
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
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--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace: community
 name: general
-version: 3.8.7
+version: 3.8.8
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)