diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 85eefade4..5dcef16f6 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@
     <listitem revision="sysv"> or <listitem revision="systemd"> as
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
 -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2017-08-16</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Remove unneeded options from glibc.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2017-08-16</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index b5f249a5d..fd44fdcc0 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ cd       build</userinput></screen>
 ../configure --prefix=/usr                          \
              --disable-werror                       \
              --enable-kernel=&min-kernel;                    \
-             --enable-obsolete-rpc                  \
-             --enable-obsolete-nsl                  \
              --enable-stack-protector=strong        \
              libc_cv_slibdir=/lib
 unset GCC_INCDIR</userinput></screen>
@@ -118,15 +116,6 @@ unset GCC_INCDIR</userinput></screen>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>--enable-obsolete-rpc</parameter> and 
-          --enable-obsolete-nsl</term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>These options build older RPC code for use with
-          network file system utilities (nfs).</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
       <varlistentry>
         <term><parameter>--enable-stack-protector=strong</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 651805380..9a0161197 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20170816">
+<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20170818">
 <!ENTITY short-version   "svn">  <!-- Used below in &blfs-book; 
                                       Change to x.y for release but not -rc releases -->
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development"  or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
 
-<!ENTITY versiond        "20170816-systemd">
+<!ENTITY versiond        "20170818-systemd">
 <!ENTITY short-versiond  "systemd">
 <!ENTITY generic-versiond "systemd"> 
 
-<!ENTITY releasedate     "August 16, 2017">
+<!ENTITY releasedate     "August 18, 2017">
 
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate   "1999-2017"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone       "8.1">