diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 400cbb877..49ddba5b6 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
     </listitem>
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2012-12-16</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Bison-2.7.  Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3247">#3247</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2012-12-12</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index afe7b3bcc..952aae898 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20121212">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "December 12, 2012">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20121216">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "December 16, 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 f7014ebc4..536b877e3 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
 <!ENTITY binutils-ch6-du "343 MB">
 <!ENTITY binutils-ch6-sbu "1.9 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY bison-version "2.6.5">
-<!ENTITY bison-size "1,630 KB">
+<!ENTITY bison-version "2.7">
+<!ENTITY bison-size "1,735 KB">
 <!ENTITY bison-url "&gnu;bison/bison-&bison-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY bison-md5 "75c8508e0a9e5c68f608658672d6bda4">
+<!ENTITY bison-md5 "234cdfac99257cf99ac4a03c898f37b9">
 <!ENTITY bison-home "&gnu-software;bison/">
 <!--
 <!ENTITY bison-ch5-du "">