diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index c5b4f2042..e88286df3 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2008-12-06</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgraded to Man-DB-2.5.3. Fixes #2283.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgraded to Linux-2.6.27.8. Fixes #2282.</para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index a43ae065f..2979a9706 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Make &make-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Man-DB &man-db-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Man-pages &man-pages-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 93f91d039..38c94e55b 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -346,10 +346,10 @@
 <!ENTITY make-ch6-du "9.6 MB">
 <!ENTITY make-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY man-db-version "2.5.2">
-<!ENTITY man-db-size "1,772 KB">
+<!ENTITY man-db-version "2.5.3">
+<!ENTITY man-db-size "1,808 KB">
 <!ENTITY man-db-url "http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/man-db/man-db-&man-db-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY man-db-md5 "9529aadae273566a170dee4e18aad6c1">
+<!ENTITY man-db-md5 "656507b8ff6abd1b7a9af9692ba22edc">
 <!ENTITY man-db-home "http://www.nongnu.org/man-db/">
 <!ENTITY man-db-ch6-du "20 MB">
 <!ENTITY man-db-ch6-sbu "0.3 SBU">