diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51ea0f0d655..8b91f04e4cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+<a name="3.3.9"></a>
+
+# 3.3.9 (2019-09-17)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/compare/v3.3.8...v3.3.9)
+
+## Fix
+
+-   use process.exitCode instead of process.exit in compilerCallback ([ee001bd](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-cli/commit/ee001bd))
+
 <a name="3.3.8"></a>
 
 # 3.3.8 (2019-09-05)
diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 3d82cabad93..79f667b2334 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ For more information, see https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.`);
 					lastHash = null;
 					console.error(err.stack || err);
 					if (err.details) console.error(err.details);
-					process.exit(1); // eslint-disable-line
+					process.exitCode = 1;
+					return;
 				}
 				if (outputOptions.json) {
 					stdout.write(JSON.stringify(stats.toJson(outputOptions), null, 2) + "\n");
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5e7694fc0a3..9cd975827ff 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webpack-cli",
-  "version": "3.3.8",
+  "version": "3.3.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 94556aa0d16..ab381d646e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webpack-cli",
-  "version": "3.3.8",
+  "version": "3.3.9",
   "description": "CLI for webpack & friends",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {