diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index e4153d82f..bf0baeab8 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2006-08-17</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to linux-2.6.17.8.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to udev-097.</para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index c5da3b73b..33de88d99 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Libtool &libtool-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Linux &linux-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Linux-Libc-Headers &linux-libc-headers-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 2291d31c4..91a55a135 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@
 <!ENTITY libtool-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY linux-dl-version "2.6">
-<!ENTITY linux-version "2.6.16.27">
-<!ENTITY linux-size "39,886 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-version "2.6.17.8">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "40,309 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-dl-version;/linux-&linux-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "ebedfe5376efec483ce12c1629c7a5b1">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "eeb862ed0ad868ac458492cbc60b8112">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "310 - 350 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.5 - 3 SBU">
diff --git a/patches.ent b/patches.ent
index e7c82f1f3..816dd1660 100644
--- a/patches.ent
+++ b/patches.ent
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
 
 <!ENTITY linux-utf8-patch "linux-&linux-version;-utf8_input-1.patch">
-<!ENTITY linux-utf8-patch-md5 "d67b53e1e99c782bd28d879e11ee16c3">
+<!ENTITY linux-utf8-patch-md5 "af8bddc93d6b368aa4c8ecdff2d3ab76">
 <!ENTITY linux-utf8-patch-size "11 KB">