diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index f7fa4e074..e3d7873c5 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2010-05-21</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Gawk-3.1.8. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2659">#2659</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Install Man-DB's documentation in a versioned
           directory. Fixes
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index f8266ca12..48eda52b0 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Flex &flex-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Gawk &gawk-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem>
       <para>GCC &gcc-version;</para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index c40cdb01b..37cc64d78 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@
 <!ENTITY flex-ch6-du "28 MB testsuite included">
 <!ENTITY flex-ch6-sbu "0.7 SBU testsuite included">
 
-<!ENTITY gawk-version "3.1.7">
-<!ENTITY gawk-size "2,310 KB">
+<!ENTITY gawk-version "3.1.8">
+<!ENTITY gawk-size "1,938 KB">
 <!ENTITY gawk-url "&gnu;gawk/gawk-&gawk-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY gawk-md5 "674cc5875714315c490b26293d36dfcf">
+<!ENTITY gawk-md5 "52b41c6c4418b3226dfb8f82076193bb">
 <!ENTITY gawk-home "&gnu-software;gawk/">
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch5-du "19 MB">
 <!ENTITY gawk-ch5-sbu "0.2 SBU">