diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index ca276ccf4..92d79d934 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
     </listitem>
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2012-11-27</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Linux-3.6.8.  Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3234">#3234</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2012-11-26</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 38967fecf..f4529363c 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20121126">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "November 26, 2012">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20121127">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "November 27, 2012">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2012"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone "7.3">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index c382c749c..fd455f62a 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -328,12 +328,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "3">
 <!ENTITY linux-minor-version "6">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "7">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "8">
 <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
 <!-- <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;"> -->
-<!ENTITY linux-size "67,061 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "67,079 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;.x/linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "089209f655c8811db20d8b6ff37a8093">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "e3405cc8f9e4f18c516e55a8eb625803">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "540 - 800 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.0 - 5.0 SBU">