diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 721db4bc..d08d9f46 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-llvm-toolchain-3.8 (1:3.8-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+llvm-toolchain-3.8 (1:3.8.1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
+  * Preparation of 3.8.1
   * Improve the cmake detection (used for llvm.org/apt)
 
  -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Sun, 13 Mar 2016 18:25:13 +0100
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 761876b7..68204e17 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEB_INST		:= $(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/
 # accomodate that by hardcoding the 5 detection
 GCC_VERSION     := $(shell dpkg-query -W -f '$${Version}' g++ | sed -rne 's,^([0-9]+:)?(5|[0-9]+\.[0-9]+|[0-9]+).*$$,\2,p')
 LLVM_VERSION	:= 3.8
-LLVM_VERSION_FULL := $(LLVM_VERSION).0
+LLVM_VERSION_FULL := $(LLVM_VERSION).1
 SONAME_EXT      := 1
 # Manage the case when the version is 1:3.5~svn213052-1~exp1 or 1:3.4.2-1
 DEBIAN_REVISION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog |  sed -rne "s,^Version: 1:([0-9.]+)(~|-)(.*),\3,p")