diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 56632b0ae1..2131bb640e 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "04">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "05">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "10">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2016">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
 <!ENTITY copyholder   "The BLFS Development Team">
 <!ENTITY version      "&year;-&month;-&day;">
-<!ENTITY releasedate  "October 4th &year;">
+<!ENTITY releasedate  "October 5th &year;">
 <!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
 <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-version  "development">          <!-- x.y|development -->
diff --git a/general/sysutils/pciutils.xml b/general/sysutils/pciutils.xml
index b14e72d35b..19dffaca8e 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/pciutils.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/pciutils.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY pciutils-download-http "https://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/pciutils-&pciutils-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY pciutils-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/pciutils-&pciutils-version;.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY pciutils-md5sum        "0879a8f7ac51f4e874cfc6b3521a13cc">
-  <!ENTITY pciutils-size          "306 KB">
-  <!ENTITY pciutils-buildsize     "3.3 MB">
+  <!ENTITY pciutils-md5sum        "1bf5b068bd9f7512e8c68b060b25a1b2">
+  <!ENTITY pciutils-size          "312 KB">
+  <!ENTITY pciutils-buildsize     "2.8 MB">
   <!ENTITY pciutils-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 4c3d57d58c..fe5c19f648 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,29 @@
 
 -->
     <listitem>
-      <para>October 4 t h, 2016</para>
+      <para>October 5th, 2016</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to wireshark-2.2.1. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8405">#8405</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to nss-3.27.1. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8407">#8407</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to libass-0.13.4. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8406">#8406</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to pciutils-3.5.2. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;8395">#8395</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
+      <para>October 4th, 2016</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>[ken] - Update xorg libraries to libX11-1.6.4,
diff --git a/multimedia/libdriv/libass.xml b/multimedia/libdriv/libass.xml
index b79c00e3fc..dda23a356b 100644
--- a/multimedia/libdriv/libass.xml
+++ b/multimedia/libdriv/libass.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY libass-download-http "https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/&libass-version;/libass-&libass-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY libass-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY libass-md5sum        "2369db9dafeee94b0e55bc99faa2a5d1">
+  <!ENTITY libass-md5sum        "414caae86700f6905215ae0267e14912">
   <!ENTITY libass-size          "344 KB">
-  <!ENTITY libass-buildsize     "5.1 MB">
+  <!ENTITY libass-buildsize     "5.2 MB">
   <!ENTITY libass-time          "0.1 SBU">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/networking/netutils/wireshark.xml b/networking/netutils/wireshark.xml
index f3238572e6..c55aa90a66 100644
--- a/networking/netutils/wireshark.xml
+++ b/networking/netutils/wireshark.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY wireshark-download-http "https://www.wireshark.org/download/src/all-versions/wireshark-&wireshark-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY wireshark-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/wireshark/src/wireshark-&wireshark-version;.tar.bz2">
-  <!ENTITY wireshark-md5sum        "c7de0997f74934f25b456846cf75cb81">
+  <!ENTITY wireshark-md5sum        "49a1023a69ac108ca089d750eee50e37">
   <!ENTITY wireshark-size          "31 MB">
   <!ENTITY wireshark-buildsize     "1.6 GB, with default GUI front-ends">
   <!ENTITY wireshark-time          "11.4 SBU, with default GUI front-ends">
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 3724f0cac2..c045aaeebb 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 <!ENTITY mitkrb-version               "1.14.4">
 <!ENTITY nettle-version               "3.3">
 <!ENTITY nss-minor-version            "27">
-<!-- normal
+<!-- normal -->
 <!ENTITY nss-micro-version            "1">
 <!ENTITY nss-version                  "3.&nss-minor-version;.&nss-micro-version;">
 
-\<\!\-\- major and minor only -->
-<!ENTITY nss-version                  "3.&nss-minor-version;">
+<!-- major and minor only 
+<!ENTITY nss-version                  "3.&nss-minor-version;"> -->
 <!ENTITY openssh-version              "7.3p1">
 <!ENTITY openssl-version              "1.0.2j">
 <!ENTITY p11-kit-version              "0.23.2">    <!-- Even minors only -->
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 <!ENTITY obex-data-server-version     "0.4.6">
 <!ENTITY p7zip-version                "16.02">
 <!ENTITY pax-version                  "070715">
-<!ENTITY pciutils-version             "3.5.1">
+<!ENTITY pciutils-version             "3.5.2">
 <!ENTITY pm-utils-version             "1.4.1">
 <!ENTITY raptor-version               "2.0.15">
 <!ENTITY rasqal-version               "0.9.33">
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 <!ENTITY traceroute-version           "2.1.0">
 <!ENTITY whois-version                "5.2.12">
 <!ENTITY wicd-version                 "1.7.4">
-<!ENTITY wireshark-version            "2.2.0">  <!-- even minors only -->
+<!ENTITY wireshark-version            "2.2.1">  <!-- even minors only -->
 
 <!ENTITY wicd-major-version           "1.7">
 
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
 <!ENTITY icedtea-sound-version        "1.0.1">
 <!ENTITY liba52-version               "0.7.4">
 <!ENTITY libao-version                "1.2.0">
-<!ENTITY libass-version               "0.13.3">
+<!ENTITY libass-version               "0.13.4">
 <!ENTITY libcanberra-version          "0.30">
 <!ENTITY libcddb-version              "1.3.2">
 <!ENTITY libcdio-version              "0.93">
diff --git a/postlfs/security/nss.xml b/postlfs/security/nss.xml
index 6570173959..dd771f0cf0 100644
--- a/postlfs/security/nss.xml
+++ b/postlfs/security/nss.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 <!ENTITY nss-download-http "https://&nss-url;/NSS_3_&nss-minor-version;_RTM/src/nss-&nss-version;.tar.gz">
 <!--<!ENTITY nss-download-ftp "ftp://&nss-url;/NSS_3_&nss-minor-version;_RTM/src/nss-&nss-version;.tar.gz">-->
 
-  <!ENTITY nss-md5sum        "d11b3038db57b2acaf9a638cd41ce8d8">
+  <!ENTITY nss-md5sum        "f18e1ebfe07969c84b890e45843edcb7">
   <!ENTITY nss-size          "7.1 MB">
-  <!ENTITY nss-buildsize     "92 MB">
-  <!ENTITY nss-time          "1.3 SBU">
+  <!ENTITY nss-buildsize     "88 MB">
+  <!ENTITY nss-time          "1.2 SBU">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="nss" xreflabel="NSS-&nss-version;">