diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 26a8d66c82..cf83e8af77 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ export -f as_root</userinput></screen>
 <!ENTITY wicd-major-version           "1.7">
 
 <!-- Chapter 17 -->
-<!ENTITY curl-version                 "7.27.0">
+<!ENTITY curl-version                 "7.28.0">
 <!ENTITY geoclue-version              "0.12.0">
 <!ENTITY glib-networking-version      "2.34.0">
 <!ENTITY libevent-version             "2.0.20">
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 952f602fd8..8751a86460 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>October 17th, 2012</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to curl-7.28.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3614">#3614</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to ncftp-3.2.5. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3613">#3613</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/networking/netlibs/curl.xml b/networking/netlibs/curl.xml
index 7ba40426ff..2906ba2812 100644
--- a/networking/netlibs/curl.xml
+++ b/networking/netlibs/curl.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY curl-download-http "http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-&curl-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY curl-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY curl-md5sum        "11fcbfc0de9c12512e607e7d72d500a0">
+  <!ENTITY curl-md5sum        "7fc605a13d1420b16bd03a2a6b5d7e8e">
   <!ENTITY curl-size          "2.4 MB">
-  <!ENTITY curl-buildsize     "30 MB">
-  <!ENTITY curl-time          "0.4 SBU">
+  <!ENTITY curl-buildsize     "33 MB (additional 4 MB for tests)">
+  <!ENTITY curl-time          "0.5 SBU (additional 3.5 SBU for tests)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="curl" xreflabel="cURL-&curl-version;">