diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a38b3e3..879a394 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -756,3 +756,31 @@ produce fewer events (at most one per day).
 
 **Outcome:** DONE (delivered as a test ZIP v0.3.7 for the user to try before
 commit).
+
+## 14. Check-alive help text: DATA/RAW explanation and two typo fixes
+
+**Request:** rewrite the text inside the CHECK ALIVE help popup to explain both
+the DATA mode and the RAW mode, while keeping the **CHECK ALIVE** title in bold.
+
+**What changed:**
+- `bal/gui/qt/widgets.py`
+  - Updated `ThresholdTimeWidget.help_text` with the new wording:
+    - kept `<b>CHECK ALIVE</b>` bold;
+    - added a **DATA mode** paragraph (set the check-alive date; on wallet open,
+      if the date has passed, the plugin asks whether to postpone the
+      inheritance, assuming the user is still alive and in control);
+    - added a **RAW mode** paragraph (when less than this time is missing, ask
+      to invalidate; failing to invalidate in time delivers the transactions to
+      the heirs);
+    - kept the existing "d / y suffix" explanation.
+  - Fixed two typos in this help text: "less then" -> "less **than**", and
+    "currrent" -> "**current**" (only within the CHECK ALIVE help text).
+
+**Verification:**
+- `py_compile` on the changed file: OK.
+- `ruff check`: no new errors (only the pre-existing star-import noise and the
+  pre-existing F841 at line 547).
+- Full test suite: `239 passed`.
+
+**Outcome:** DONE (delivered as a test ZIP v0.3.8 for the user to try before
+commit).
diff --git a/bal/VERSION b/bal/VERSION
index 0f82685..6678432 100644
--- a/bal/VERSION
+++ b/bal/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.7
+0.3.8
diff --git a/bal/__init__.py b/bal/__init__.py
index 15145ae..1b76402 100644
--- a/bal/__init__.py
+++ b/bal/__init__.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ The plugin targets Electrum 4.7.2 (the last stable release exposing
 ``json_db.register_dict``) and PyQt6.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.3.7"
+__version__ = "0.3.8"
diff --git a/bal/core/plugin_base.py b/bal/core/plugin_base.py
index a97a4f1..58eefb8 100644
--- a/bal/core/plugin_base.py
+++ b/bal/core/plugin_base.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class BalPlugin(BasePlugin):
     """
 
     _version = None
-    __version__ = "0.3.7"  # AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED DO NOT EDIT
+    __version__ = "0.3.8"  # AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED DO NOT EDIT
 
     # Command used to open an .ics calendar file, per operating system.
     default_app = {
diff --git a/bal/gui/qt/widgets.py b/bal/gui/qt/widgets.py
index 5b929ff..e712a8d 100644
--- a/bal/gui/qt/widgets.py
+++ b/bal/gui/qt/widgets.py
@@ -560,12 +560,18 @@ class ThresholdTimeWidget(BalTimeEditWidget):
     # rich_text=True is used by the HelpButton, so HTML tags (<b>, <br>) render.
     help_text = (
         "<b>CHECK ALIVE</b><br><br>"
-        "Check to ask for invalidation.<br><br>"
-        "When less then this time is missing, ask to invalidate.<br>"
+        "In DATA mode:<br>"
+        "set the date for the \u201ccheck alive\u201d parameter.<br>"
+        "When you open the wallet, if the \u201ccheck alive\u201d date has passed, "
+        "the plugin will ask if you want to postpone the inheritance, since it "
+        "assumes you still have control of the wallet and that you are still "
+        "alive.<br><br>"
+        "In RAW mode:<br>"
+        "When less than this time is missing, ask to invalidate.<br>"
         "If you fail to invalidate during this time, your transactions will be delivered to your heirs.<br><br>"
         "if you choose Raw, you can insert various options based on suffix:<br>"
         " - d: number of days after current day(ex: 1d means tomorrow)<br>"
-        " - y: number of years after currrent day(ex: 1y means one year from today)<br>"
+        " - y: number of years after current day(ex: 1y means one year from today)<br>"
     )
     label_text = "🚨"
     #label_text = "Check Alive"
diff --git a/bal/manifest.json b/bal/manifest.json
index 2a99daa..1fdfa84 100644
--- a/bal/manifest.json
+++ b/bal/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "bal",
     "fullname": "Bitcoin After Life",
-    "version": "0.3.7",
+    "version": "0.3.8",
     "description": "Provides free and decentralized Bitcoin inheritance support. Build time-locked 'will' transactions that transfer funds to your heirs if you stop refreshing them (dead-man's switch), optionally relayed by will-executor servers.",
     "author": "Svatantrya",
     "licence": "MIT",