---
layout: post
title: ESLint v3.8.1 released
teaser: "We just pushed ESLint v3.8.1, which is a patch release upgrade of ESLint. This release  fixes several bugs found in the previous release."
image: release-notes-patch.png
tags:
  - release
  - patch
authors:
  - kaicataldo
categories:
  - Release Notes
---

## Bug Fixes


* [681c78a](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/681c78a) Fix: `comma-dangle` was confused by type annotations (fixes [#7370](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7370)) ([#7372](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7372)) (Toru Nagashima)
* [7525042](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/7525042) Fix: Allow useless escapes in tagged template literals (fixes [#7383](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7383)) ([#7384](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7384)) (Teddy Katz)




## Documentation


* [9106964](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/9106964) Docs: Fix broken link for stylish formatter ([#7386](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7386)) (Vitor Balocco)
* [49d3c1b](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/49d3c1b) Docs: Document the deprecated meta property ([#7367](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7367)) (Randy Coulman)
* [19d2996](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/commit/19d2996) Docs: Relax permission for merging PRs (refs eslint/tsc-meetings[#20](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/20)) ([#7360](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7360)) (Brandon Mills)
