diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2c470b6a7..e44c91bd9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+3.8.0
+=====
+* Remove blur and desaturation from lock screen [Jasper; #696322]
+* Remove scroll view fade near edges [Adel; #696404]
+* dateMenu: Open calendar component when using Evolution [Florian; #696432]
+* Fix unlocking on fast user switch [Cosimo; #696287]
+* Tweak screen shield animation [Rui; #696380]
+* Fix major memory leak when changing backgrounds [Ray; #696157]
+* Miscellaneous bug fixes [Jasper, Adel, Florian; #696199, #696212, #696422,
+  #696447, #696235]
+
+Contributors:
+  Giovanni Campagna, Cosimo Cecchi, Adel Gadllah, Rui Matos, Florian Müllner,
+  Jasper St. Pierre, Ray Strode
+
+Translations:
+  Alexandre Franke [fr], Victor Ibragimov [tg], Arash Mousavi [fa],
+  Gabor Kelemen [hu], Sandeep Sheshrao Shedmake [mr], ManojKumar Giri [or],
+  Shantha kumar [ta], Rajesh Ranjan [hi], Stas Solovey [ru],
+  Shankar Prasad [kn], Dušan Kazik [sk], Ihar Hrachyshka [be],
+  Wouter Bolsterlee [nl], Kris Thomsen [da], Jiro Matsuzawa [ja],
+  Daniel Korostil [uk], Ani Peter [ml], Krishnababu Krothapalli [te],
+  Mantas Kriaučiūnas [lt], Praveen Illa [te]
+
 3.7.92
 ======
 * Drop fallback lock implementation [Florian; #693403]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 88ed1541d..a4fe0fd39 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.63)
-AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.7.92],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
+AC_INIT([gnome-shell],[3.8.0],[https://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell],[gnome-shell])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/shell-global.c])
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_RECORDER, $build_recorder)
 CLUTTER_MIN_VERSION=1.13.4
 GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_MIN_VERSION=0.10.1
 GJS_MIN_VERSION=1.35.4
-MUTTER_MIN_VERSION=3.7.92
+MUTTER_MIN_VERSION=3.8.0
 GTK_MIN_VERSION=3.7.9
 GIO_MIN_VERSION=2.35.0
 LIBECAL_MIN_VERSION=3.5.3