diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index a09765e30..824adbe9a 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2008-10-07</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[randy] - Updated Autoconf to 2.63.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[randy] - Updated Libtool to 2.2.6a.</para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/autoconf.xml b/chapter06/autoconf.xml
index e5e241501..89037b1fc 100644
--- a/chapter06/autoconf.xml
+++ b/chapter06/autoconf.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>This takes a long time, about 3 SBUs. In addition, 6 tests are skipped
+    <para>This takes a long time, about 4.7 SBUs. In addition, 6 tests are skipped
     that use Automake. For full test coverage, Autoconf can be re-tested
     after Automake has been installed.</para>
 
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index ff8beec2a..8e0eb315a 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
      Allowed deviation in disk usage : 2% -->
 
 
-<!ENTITY autoconf-version "2.62">
-<!ENTITY autoconf-size "1,141 KB">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-version "2.63">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-size "1,195 KB">
 <!ENTITY autoconf-url "&gnu;autoconf/autoconf-&autoconf-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY autoconf-md5 "e1fb8fe0b22e651240afdfa2be537a3c">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-md5 "7565809ed801bb5726da0631ceab3699">
 <!ENTITY autoconf-home "&gnu-software;autoconf/">
-<!ENTITY autoconf-ch6-du "11.8 MB">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-ch6-du "14.3 MB testsuite included">
 <!ENTITY autoconf-ch6-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY automake-version "1.10.1">