diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8b2eae4..0a467da 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 
-=== tio v3.7 (2024-08-31) ===
+=== tio v3.8 (2024-11-30) ===
+
+
+Changes since tio v3.7 (2024-08-31):
+
+ * Rename git version to simply version
+
+ * Clean up lua API
+
+   Rename modem_send() to send()
+   Rename send to write()
+
+ * Zero initialize buffer in read_string()
+
+ * Use version from git
+
+ * Fix memory leak in base62_encode()
+
+ * Fix name declaration conflict with socket send()
+
+ * Add clang-format spec
+
+Keith Hill:
+
+ + Add system timestamps to lua read() and new lua read_line() per global options
+ + Add missing timestamp-format epoch
+ + Update send_ to use fsync and tcdrain like normal tty_sync does
+ + Rework read_line to save partial line at timeout
+ + Simplified read_line to reduce cyclomatic complexity
+ + renamed example files read.lua and read_line.lua
+ + moved #define READ_LINE_SIZE to top of file
+ + renamed g_linebuf to linebuf, and moved it into read_line as a static variable
 
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f1a0aa..9d639fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ color = 11
 [svf2]
 device = /dev/ttyUSB0
 baudrate = 9600
-script = expect("login: "); send("root\n"); expect("Password: "); send("root\n")
+script = expect("login: "); write("root\n"); expect("Password: "); write("root\n")
 color = 12
 
 [esp32]
diff --git a/man/tio.1.in b/man/tio.1.in
index 9d75c45..b27f299 100644
--- a/man/tio.1.in
+++ b/man/tio.1.in
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ expect -i $uart "prompt> "
 .TP
 It is also possible to use tio's own simpler expect/send script functionality to e.g. automate logins:
 
-$ tio --script 'expect("login: "); send("root\\n"); expect("Password: "); send("root\\n")' /dev/ttyUSB0
+$ tio --script 'expect("login: "); write("root\\n"); expect("Password: "); write("root\\n")' /dev/ttyUSB0
 
 .TP
 Redirect device I/O to network file socket for remote TTY sharing: