diff --git a/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html b/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html
index 4fd7423430c..c51dcc7582e 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html
+++ b/Doc/tools/templates/indexsidebar.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <h3>{% trans %}Docs by version{% endtrans %}</h3>
 <ul>
   <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.9/">{% trans %}Python 3.9 (in development){% endtrans %}</a></li>
-  <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.8/">{% trans %}Python 3.8 (pre-release){% endtrans %}</a></li>
+  <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.8/">{% trans %}Python 3.8 (stable){% endtrans %}</a></li>
   <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.7/">{% trans %}Python 3.7 (stable){% endtrans %}</a></li>
   <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.6/">{% trans %}Python 3.6 (security-fixes){% endtrans %}</a></li>
   <li><a href="https://docs.python.org/3.5/">{% trans %}Python 3.5 (security-fixes){% endtrans %}</a></li>