diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 744bac5050..2e7a874c45 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ $LastChangedBy$
 $Date$
 -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "23">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "24">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "10">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2012">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
 <!ENTITY copyholder   "The BLFS Development Team">
 <!ENTITY version      "&year;-&month;-&day;">
-<!ENTITY releasedate  "October 23nd, &year;">
+<!ENTITY releasedate  "October 24th, &year;">
 <!-- <!ENTITY releasedate  "November &day;st, &year;"> -->
 <!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
 <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export -f as_root</userinput></screen>
 <!ENTITY gcc-version                  "4.7.0">
 <!ENTITY gc-version                   "7.2d">
 <!ENTITY gdb-version                  "7.5">
-<!ENTITY git-version                  "1.7.12.1">
+<!ENTITY git-version                  "1.8.0">
 <!ENTITY guile-version                "2.0.6">
 <!ENTITY icedtea-version              "2.3.3">
 <!ENTITY openjdk-version              "1.7.0.9">
diff --git a/general/prog/git.xml b/general/prog/git.xml
index a66fe4e98d..204665d21c 100644
--- a/general/prog/git.xml
+++ b/general/prog/git.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
   <!ENTITY git-download-http
   "http://git-core.googlecode.com/files/git-&git-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY git-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY git-md5sum        "1c16e94ca43c2811806567ed6e73d704">
-  <!ENTITY git-size          "3.9 MB">
-  <!ENTITY git-buildsize     "123 MB">
+  <!ENTITY git-md5sum        "12f4d20f34ae37086d86dd3b9d037bba">
+  <!ENTITY git-size          "4.0 MB">
+  <!ENTITY git-buildsize     "124 MB">
   <!ENTITY git-time          "3.3 SBU (including tests)">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index f4d434e996..c4626e825b 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -43,9 +43,19 @@
     </listitem>
 
 -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>October 24nd, 2012</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to git-1.8.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3589">#3589</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
 
     <listitem>
-      <para>October 22nd, 2012</para>
+      <para>October 23nd, 2012</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to apr-util-1.5.1. Fixes