diff --git a/docs/website/download.html b/docs/website/download.html
index 664c13717e..46a867990e 100644
--- a/docs/website/download.html
+++ b/docs/website/download.html
@@ -42,37 +42,37 @@
 	</div>
       </div>
 
-      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest stable release: <b>2024.08</b></h3>
+      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest stable release: <b>2024.08.1</b></h3>
 
       <div class="row mt centered">
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz">buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.gz">buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.gz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz">buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.xz">buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.xz</a></h3>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/docs/website/news.html b/docs/website/news.html
index 32a19af69d..0811c98fa9 100644
--- a/docs/website/news.html
+++ b/docs/website/news.html
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@
 <h2>News</h2>
 <ul class="timeline">
 
+  <li>
+    <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
+    <div class="timeline-panel">
+      <div class="timeline-heading">
+	<h4 class="timeline-title">2024.08.1 released</h4>
+	<p><small class="text-muted"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-time"></i>20 October 2024</small></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="timeline-body">
+	<p>The 2024.08.1 bugfix release is out, fixing a number of important /
+	  security related issues discovered since the 2024.08 release. See the
+	  <a href="https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/blob/2024.08.1/CHANGES">CHANGES</a>
+	  file for more details, read the
+	  <a href="https://lore.kernel.org/buildroot/87o73ealex.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk/T/#u">announcement</a>
+	  and go to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+	  <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2024.08.1.tar.xz">2024.08.1 release</a>.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </li>
+
   <li class="timeline-inverted">
     <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
     <div class="timeline-panel">