diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 0bbf40dfc..0f454eb96 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
 
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2009-06-06</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Change instruction for minimum kernel version
+          to 2.6.18 in glibc. This corresponds to the stealth changes made to 
+          the host requirements page made on May 26.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2009-06-01</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter05/glibc.xml b/chapter05/glibc.xml
index ad5182b69..23255dfa2 100644
--- a/chapter05/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter05/glibc.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ esac</userinput></screen>
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">../glibc-&glibc-version;/configure --prefix=/tools \
     --host=$LFS_TGT --build=$(../glibc-&glibc-version;/scripts/config.guess) \
     --disable-profile --enable-add-ons \
-    --enable-kernel=2.6.0 --with-headers=/tools/include \
+    --enable-kernel=2.6.18 --with-headers=/tools/include \
     libc_cv_forced_unwind=yes libc_cv_c_cleanup=yes</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ esac</userinput></screen>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--enable-kernel=2.6.0</parameter></term>
+        <term><parameter>--enable-kernel=2.6.18</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>This tells Glibc to compile the library with support
-          for 2.6.x Linux kernels.</para>
+          for 2.6.18 and later Linux kernels.  Workarounds for older
+          kernels are not enabled.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index 097f1dff7..7089efbf0 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ esac</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">../glibc-&glibc-version;/configure --prefix=/usr \
     --disable-profile --enable-add-ons \
-    --enable-kernel=2.6.0 --libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc</userinput></screen>
+    --enable-kernel=2.6.18 --libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 5103ae06e..0d165587c 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20090601">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "June 1, 2009">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20090606">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "June 6, 2009">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2009"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone "6.5">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->