diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index e6e9c46bab..a8d044ae76 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $LastChangedBy$
 $Date$
 -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "12">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "13">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "02">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2010">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ $Date$
 <!ENTITY gcc-version                  "4.1.2">
 <!ENTITY gcc3-version                 "3.3.6">
 <!ENTITY guile-version                "1.8.7">
-<!ENTITY jdk-version                  "6 Update 16">
+<!ENTITY jdk-version                  "6 Update 18">
 <!ENTITY junit-version                "4.3.1">
 <!ENTITY librep-version               "0.17">
 <!ENTITY NASM-version                 "2.07">
diff --git a/general/prog/jdk.xml b/general/prog/jdk.xml
index 0973c9f36b..3dfc981844 100644
--- a/general/prog/jdk.xml
+++ b/general/prog/jdk.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
   %general-entities;
 
   <!ENTITY jdk-download-http   "http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp">
-  <!ENTITY jdk-md5sum          "46f2f9f3bf675fcc537d13193d5632f8">
-  <!ENTITY jdk-size            "79 MB">
-  <!ENTITY jdk-buildsize       "484 MB">
-  <!ENTITY jdk-bin-version     "6u16">
+  <!ENTITY jdk-md5sum          "ad5ee976522bf5767100a8b4b981c690">
+  <!ENTITY jdk-size            "85 MB">
+  <!ENTITY jdk-buildsize       "250 MB">
+  <!ENTITY jdk-bin-version     "6u18">
   <!ENTITY jdk-build-time      "0.1 SBU">
-  <!ENTITY jdk-version-string  "1.6.0_16">
+  <!ENTITY jdk-version-string  "1.6.0_18">
 
 ]>
 
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index aae9b5da9f..76c9f9471e 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@
 
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>February 13th, 2010</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[randy] - Updated the JDK Binary Installation to
+          JDK6 Update 18.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>February 12th, 2010</para>
       <itemizedlist>