Title: Version 3.8.41
Author: Peter Wilson
Published: November 30, 2022

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# Version 3.8.41

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [Credits](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#credits)
 * [List of update packages](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#list-of-update-packages)
 * [List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)

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On November 30, 2022 WordPress 3.8.41 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your
site’s admin area or visit https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/.

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-lessons/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

**This is the final release of the WordPress 3.8 branch. **
**Security updates will
no longer be provided for this version of WordPress.**

This release modifies the update notification within the WordPress dashboard to 
indicate the version of WordPress is no longer supported. See issues #56532 and #
56786.

## 󠀁[Credits](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#credits)󠁿

This release was led by Josepha Haden Chomphosy (@chanthaboune) and Peter Wilson(
@peterwilsoncc) with Dion Hulse (@dd32) running mission control.

This WordPress release would not have been possible without the contributions of
@audrasjb, @costdev, @chesio, @robinwpdeveloper, @desrosj, @rudlinkon, @mukesh27,
@sumitbagthariya16, @matt, @chanthaboune, @peterwilsoncc, @dd32 and the WordPress
security team.

## 󠀁[List of update packages](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#list-of-update-packages)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    None
    ```

## 󠀁[List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-3-8-41/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    wp-admin/about.php
    wp-admin/css/colors-rtl.css
    wp-admin/css/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors.css
    wp-admin/css/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.min.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.min.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
    wp-admin/css/wp-admin.min.css
    wp-admin/includes/update.php
    wp-includes/version.php
    ```

First published

November 30, 2022

Last updated