diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 4ab0abff3..d6d646f7b 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
     <listitem><para></para></listitem>  <!-- satisfy build -->
 
     <listitem>
-      <para>Packaging-24.2</para>
+      <para>Packaging-&packaging-version;</para>
     </listitem>
 
   </itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter08/gperf.xml b/chapter08/gperf.xml
index bbfbbe735..25939135a 100644
--- a/chapter08/gperf.xml
+++ b/chapter08/gperf.xml
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@
 
 <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>The tests are known to fail if running multiple
-    simultaneous tests (-j option greater than 1). To test
-    the results, issue:</para>
+    <para>To test the results, issue:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="test">make -j1 check</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
diff --git a/chapter08/packaging.xml b/chapter08/packaging.xml
index b3e9e439d..f1a6def9c 100644
--- a/chapter08/packaging.xml
+++ b/chapter08/packaging.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   </sect2>
 
   <sect2 role="installation">
-    <title>Installation of packaging</title>
+    <title>Installation of Packaging</title>
 
     <para>Compile packaging with the following command:</para>