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+# v3.8.1
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+## Summary
+
+This is a patch release that updates the URL for builds shown in the examples.  Details below.
+
+ * [#3970](https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/pull/3970) - Pull builds from openlayers.org. ([@tschaub](https://github.com/tschaub))