Release 3.8.1

docs/source/release-notes/3.8.1.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+3.8.1 -- 2020-05-11
+-------------------
+
+You can view the `3.8.1 milestone`_ on GitLab for more details.
+
+Bugs Fixed
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Fix ``--output-file`` (regression in 3.8.0) (See also `GitLab!427`_,
+  `GitLab#637`_)
+
+
+.. all links
+.. _3.8.1 milestone:
+    https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8/-/milestones/34
+
+.. issue links
+.. _GitLab#637:
+    https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8/issues/637
+
+.. merge request links
+.. _GitLab!427:
+    https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8/merge_requests/427

docs/source/release-notes/index.rst

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ with the newest releases first.
 ==================
 
 .. toctree::
+    3.8.1
     3.8.0
     3.7.9
     3.7.8

src/flake8/__init__.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if False:  # `typing.TYPE_CHECKING` was introduced in 3.5.2
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 LOG.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
-__version__ = "3.8.0"
+__version__ = "3.8.1"
 __version_info__ = tuple(
     int(i) for i in __version__.split(".") if i.isdigit()
 )