diff --git a/variants-i686.xml b/variants-i686.xml
index 6d76658..49ad985 100644
--- a/variants-i686.xml
+++ b/variants-i686.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
       <module>postgresql:9.6</module>
       <module>python27:2.7</module>
       <module>python36:3.6</module>
-      <!--       <module>python38:3.8</module> -->
+      <module>python38:3.8</module>
       <!--       <module>python39:3.9</module> -->
       <module>redis:5</module>
       <module>redis:6</module>
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     <modules>
       <module>javapackages-tools:201801</module>
       <module>mariadb-devel:10.3</module>
-      <!--       <module>python38-devel:3.8</module> -->
+      <module>python38-devel:3.8</module>
       <!--       <module>python39-devel:3.9</module> -->
       <module>subversion-devel:1.10</module>
       <!--       <module>virt-devel:rhel</module> -->
diff --git a/variants.xml b/variants.xml
index f607d4b..efc1b9a 100644
--- a/variants.xml
+++ b/variants.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
       <module>postgresql:9.6</module>
       <module>python27:2.7</module>
       <module>python36:3.6</module>
-      <!--       <module>python38:3.8</module> -->
+      <module>python38:3.8</module>
       <!--       <module>python39:3.9</module> -->
       <module>redis:5</module>
       <module>redis:6</module>
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     <modules>
       <module>javapackages-tools:201801</module>
       <module>mariadb-devel:10.3</module>
-      <!--       <module>python38-devel:3.8</module> -->
+      <module>python38-devel:3.8</module>
       <!--       <module>python39-devel:3.9</module> -->
       <module>subversion-devel:1.10</module>
       <!--       <module>virt-devel:rhel</module> -->