diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 465cd54df8..821dd7a5da 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ $Date$
 -->
 
 <!-- Chapter 19 -->
-<!ENTITY traceroute-version           "2.0.17">
+<!ENTITY traceroute-version           "2.0.18">
 <!ENTITY nmap-version                 "5.51">
 <!ENTITY whois-version                "5.0.1">
 <!ENTITY bind-version                 "9.4.1-P1">
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index f33853df23..ff1c6565a6 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>November 7th, 2011</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to traceroute-2.0.18.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to nmap-5.51.</para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/networking/netutils/traceroute.xml b/networking/netutils/traceroute.xml
index 7b942c222a..5804ac799c 100644
--- a/networking/netutils/traceroute.xml
+++ b/networking/netutils/traceroute.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY traceroute-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/traceroute/traceroute-&traceroute-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY traceroute-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY traceroute-md5sum        "01b609719249db7bc6de12167d2f4dc9">
-  <!ENTITY traceroute-size          "65 KB">
-  <!ENTITY traceroute-buildsize     "476 KB">
+  <!ENTITY traceroute-md5sum        "b7254149b7f081cce07f4b9e065ba5ef">
+  <!ENTITY traceroute-size          "72 KB">
+  <!ENTITY traceroute-buildsize     "556 KB">
   <!ENTITY traceroute-time          "Less than 0.1 SBU">
 ]>
 
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     yourself unable to connect to another system, traceroute can help pinpoint
     the problem.</para>
 
+    &lfs70_checked;
+
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
       <listitem>