diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index f9432e44a..df3881817 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2012-07-19</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+         <listitem>
+           <para>[bdubbs] - Added Check to the Rationale section
+           of the book.</para>
+         </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2012-07-17</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 859bee146..23a5334aa 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20120717">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "July 17, 2012">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20120719">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "July 19, 2012">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2012"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone "7.2">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
diff --git a/prologue/why.xml b/prologue/why.xml
index 30e545c28..c1aaad6ed 100644
--- a/prologue/why.xml
+++ b/prologue/why.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@
         files.  It is required to decompress many LFS packages.</para>
       </listitem>
 
+      <listitem>
+        <para>Check</para>
+
+        <para>This package contains a test harness for other programs.
+        It is only installed in the temporary toolchain.</para>
+      </listitem>
+
       <listitem>
         <para>Coreutils</para>