diff --git a/chapter08/gcc.xml b/chapter08/gcc.xml
index 6ebfcc865..60da865dd 100644
--- a/chapter08/gcc.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gcc.xml
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ mv -v /usr/lib/*gdb.py /usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libssp</filename></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Contains routines supporting GCC's stack-smashing protection
-          functionality</para>
+          functionality.  Normally it's unused because glibc also provides
+          those routines</para>
           <indexterm zone="ch-system-gcc libssp">
             <primary sortas="c-libssp">libssp</primary>
           </indexterm>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index e05f468ef..a99b2e7be 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@
 <!ENTITY flex-fin-du "33 MB">
 <!ENTITY flex-fin-sbu "0.4 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY gawk-version "5.2.0">
-<!ENTITY gawk-size "3,306 KB">
+<!ENTITY gawk-version "5.1.1">
+<!ENTITY gawk-size "3,075 KB">
 <!ENTITY gawk-url "&gnu;gawk/gawk-&gawk-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY gawk-md5 "2f724d925873fc82f5e7b1d605ba9a42">
+<!ENTITY gawk-md5 "83650aa943ff2fd519b2abedf8506ace">
 <!ENTITY gawk-home "&gnu-software;gawk/">
 <!ENTITY gawk-tmp-du "45 MB">
 <!ENTITY gawk-tmp-sbu "0.2 SBU">