diff --git a/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core.jar/org/netbeans/core/ui/Bundle.properties b/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core.jar/org/netbeans/core/ui/Bundle.properties
index 7003bebeb..56afbe3b3 100644
--- a/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core.jar/org/netbeans/core/ui/Bundle.properties
+++ b/branding/modules/org-netbeans-core.jar/org/netbeans/core/ui/Bundle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-LBL_Copyright=<p><em>Copyright &copy; 2025 jMonkeyEngine.\n<br>Please visit <a style="color: #f3c802;" href="http://jmonkeyengine.org">http://jmonkeyengine.org</a> for more information.</em></p><p>Icons sets : <ul><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="https://game-icons.net/">Lorc, Delapouite & contributors @ game-icons.net</a></li><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="http://brankic1979.com/icons/">Brankic1979</a></li><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="http://www.entypo.com/index.php">Entypo+</a></li><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="https://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/u/ogli">Ogli</a> (edited by <a style="color: #f3c802;" href="https://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/u/grizeldi">grizeldi</a>)</li><ul> </p>
+LBL_Copyright=<p><em>Copyright &copy; 2026 jMonkeyEngine.\n<br>Please visit <a style="color: #f3c802;" href="http://jmonkeyengine.org">http://jmonkeyengine.org</a> for more information.</em></p><p>Icons sets : <ul><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="https://game-icons.net/">Lorc, Delapouite & contributors @ game-icons.net</a></li><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="http://brankic1979.com/icons/">Brankic1979</a></li><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="http://www.entypo.com/index.php">Entypo+</a></li><li><a style="color: #f3c802;" href="https://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/u/ogli">Ogli</a> (edited by <a style="color: #f3c802;" href="https://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/u/grizeldi">grizeldi</a>)</li><ul> </p>
 updates_not_found=<p style="margin: 0"><b>Updates:</b> jMonkeyEngine SDK is updated to version {0}</p>\n 
 URL_ON_IMG=http://jmonkeyengine.org/
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 87ef03df2..9088fd561 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Version number used for plugins, only 3 numbers (e.g. 3.1.3)
-jmeVersion = 3.8.0
+jmeVersion = 3.8.1
 # Version used for application and settings folder, no spaces!
 jmeMainVersion = 3.8
 # Version addition pre-alpha-svn, Stable, Beta
diff --git a/jme3-templates/src/com/jme3/gde/templates/files/patchnotes/381-stable.html b/jme3-templates/src/com/jme3/gde/templates/files/patchnotes/381-stable.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4695527e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jme3-templates/src/com/jme3/gde/templates/files/patchnotes/381-stable.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<html>
+  <p>A production-quality JMonkeyEngine 3.8 patch release with the following changes relative to 3.8.0-stable:</p>
+  <ul>
+        <li><a href="https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/jmonkeyengine/commit/f6e646fad7a41183dc8d7820982a6d0fd08570f0"><tt>f6e646f</tt></a> : Adds a new test for PBR with InstanceNode</li>
+        <li><a href="https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/jmonkeyengine/commit/fcaf17f490ed9663dbe4690503c6011067f42ebc"><tt>fcaf17f</tt></a> : Fixes a bug that caused instancing to crash when used with PBRLighting.j3md</li>
+  </ul>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jme3-templates/src/com/jme3/gde/templates/gradledesktop/options/JMEVersion.java b/jme3-templates/src/com/jme3/gde/templates/gradledesktop/options/JMEVersion.java
index c6c113bcd..d52c0c795 100644
--- a/jme3-templates/src/com/jme3/gde/templates/gradledesktop/options/JMEVersion.java
+++ b/jme3-templates/src/com/jme3/gde/templates/gradledesktop/options/JMEVersion.java
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
  */
 public enum JMEVersion implements LibraryVersion {
 
+    JME_3_8_1("3.8.1-stable",
+            "/com/jme3/gde/templates/files/patchnotes/381-stable.html"),
     JME_3_8_0("3.8.0-stable",
             "/com/jme3/gde/templates/files/patchnotes/380-stable.html"),
     JME_3_7_0("3.7.0-stable",
