diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 11b3408f1..1c5223fd8 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
     </listitem>
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2015-12-06</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to gcc-5.3.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3866">#3866</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2015-12-03</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 141739190..08e717a80 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Gawk &gawk-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>GCC &gcc-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>GDBM &gdbm-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index cb3beb7d1..5502b920d 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20151203">
+<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20151205">
 <!ENTITY short-version   "svn">  <!-- Used below in &blfs-book;. Change to x.y for release 
                                       but not -rc releases -->
-<!ENTITY releasedate     "December 3, 2015">
+<!ENTITY releasedate     "December 5, 2015">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate   "1999-2015"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone       "7.9">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 3b0124ebd..d3483dee5 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch6-du "36 MB">
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch6-sbu "0.3 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY gcc-version "5.2.0">
-<!ENTITY gcc-size "92,990 KB">
+<!ENTITY gcc-version "5.3.0">
+<!ENTITY gcc-size "93,205 KB">
 <!ENTITY gcc-url "&gnu;gcc/gcc-&gcc-version;/gcc-&gcc-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY gcc-md5 "a51bcfeb3da7dd4c623e27207ed43467">
+<!ENTITY gcc-md5 "c9616fd448f980259c31de613e575719">
 <!ENTITY gcc-home "http://gcc.gnu.org/">
 <!ENTITY gcc-ch5p1-du "2.4 GB">
 <!ENTITY gcc-ch5p1-sbu "8.5 SBU">