diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index c50b8ca290..d344f26bd8 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
    <listitem>
      <para>May 14th, 2023</para>
      <itemizedlist>
+       <listitem>
+         <para>[bdubbs] - Update to kf5-gear-23.04.1 including kater,
+         kwave, and falkon. Fixes
+         <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;17741">#17741</ulink>.</para>
+       </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to kf5-5.106.0. Fixes
          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;17778">#17778</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/ark5.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/ark5.xml
index 66342ac2e1..1f2f27baa8 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/ark5.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/ark5.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY ark5-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/ark-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY ark5-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY ark5-md5sum        "eae848028bd866b6d1243a3d5c02d0e6">
-  <!ENTITY ark5-size          "2.7 MB">
-  <!ENTITY ark5-buildsize     "32 MB">
+  <!ENTITY ark5-md5sum        "f61a5255b7413afa2d1552651c37c24e">
+  <!ENTITY ark5-size          "2.9 MB">
+  <!ENTITY ark5-buildsize     "33 MB">
   <!ENTITY ark5-time          "0.3 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/gwenview.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/gwenview.xml
index f54626c9bf..2f509cd7b1 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/gwenview.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/gwenview.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY gwenview5-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/gwenview-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY gwenview5-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY gwenview5-md5sum        "08f84c2bdfffe46f06032fe39fb38128">
+  <!ENTITY gwenview5-md5sum        "6ee1b1d49c831c87846b171fbdee4bf2">
   <!ENTITY gwenview5-size          "6.6 MB">
-  <!ENTITY gwenview5-buildsize     "50 MB">
+  <!ENTITY gwenview5-buildsize     "51 MB">
   <!ENTITY gwenview5-time          "0.5 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/k3b.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/k3b.xml
index cc2f1c3088..689ec6d6a4 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/k3b.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/k3b.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY k3b-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/k3b-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY k3b-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY k3b-md5sum        "0e5e372b771e532cdec00abfecbf2dba">
+  <!ENTITY k3b-md5sum        "bb528b7fd2bcad0617a947a929ee8888">
   <!ENTITY k3b-size          "10 MB">
-  <!ENTITY k3b-buildsize     "125 MB">
-  <!ENTITY k3b-time          "1.0 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
+  <!ENTITY k3b-buildsize     "126 MB">
+  <!ENTITY k3b-time          "1.1 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="k3b" xreflabel="k3b-&kf5apps-version;">
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/kdenlive5.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/kdenlive5.xml
index b1cb3bc25b..e19e9deff0 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/kdenlive5.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/kdenlive5.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY kdenlive5-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/kdenlive-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY kdenlive5-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY kdenlive5-md5sum        "a5707d892c5f95b01654659fbcd9ff15">
+  <!ENTITY kdenlive5-md5sum        "cdce6eb30dec6c44205a85b82f988c46">
   <!ENTITY kdenlive5-size          "12 MB">
-  <!ENTITY kdenlive5-buildsize     "189 MB">
-  <!ENTITY kdenlive5-time          "1.4 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
+  <!ENTITY kdenlive5-buildsize     "197 MB">
+  <!ENTITY kdenlive5-time          "1.5 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="kdenlive5" xreflabel="Kdenlive-&kf5apps-version;">
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/khelpcenter.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/khelpcenter.xml
index beab4f730d..b2906f78e7 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/khelpcenter.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/khelpcenter.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY khelpcenter-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/khelpcenter-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY khelpcenter-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY khelpcenter-md5sum        "00b782b956a70551f42444c19dedbb03">
+  <!ENTITY khelpcenter-md5sum        "b5b24540cc04daa22c170b491ee324f2">
   <!ENTITY khelpcenter-size          "4.2 MB">
   <!ENTITY khelpcenter-buildsize     "29 MB">
   <!ENTITY khelpcenter-time          "0.2 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/kio-extras.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/kio-extras.xml
index 8781b64fde..79ad8b97b7 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/kio-extras.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/kio-extras.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY kio-extras-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/kio-extras-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY kio-extras-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY kio-extras-md5sum        "4ab09e03d99bb37dce0bf4f5ecef044b">
-  <!ENTITY kio-extras-size          "1.3 MB">
-  <!ENTITY kio-extras-buildsize     "48 MB">
-  <!ENTITY kio-extras-time          "0.4 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
+  <!ENTITY kio-extras-md5sum        "9077ac03d6b221ee0911f1d32b8c08f4">
+  <!ENTITY kio-extras-size          "1.4 MB">
+  <!ENTITY kio-extras-buildsize     "51 MB">
+  <!ENTITY kio-extras-time          "0.5 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="kio-extras" xreflabel="kio-extras-&kf5apps-version;">
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/kmix5.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/kmix5.xml
index 9487ac7ef7..20597be27e 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/kmix5.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/kmix5.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY kmix5-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/kmix-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY kmix5-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY kmix5-md5sum        "9d5afe601502c550fa511c4fc720687a">
+  <!ENTITY kmix5-md5sum        "cac99affc27eed87cfd3f3a3b1394f8e">
   <!ENTITY kmix5-size          "1.1 MB">
   <!ENTITY kmix5-buildsize     "18 MB">
   <!ENTITY kmix5-time          "0.2 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/konsole5.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/konsole5.xml
index 899f37d6de..a85c816df7 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/konsole5.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/konsole5.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY konsole5-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/konsole-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY konsole5-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY konsole5-md5sum        "9b37ed2fbf91f0e6106a31e368d16c4f">
+  <!ENTITY konsole5-md5sum        "7a0c38bb15f140d8647bc5042989c1a8">
   <!ENTITY konsole5-size          "1.7 MB">
-  <!ENTITY konsole5-buildsize     "52 MB">
+  <!ENTITY konsole5-buildsize     "53 MB">
   <!ENTITY konsole5-time          "0.5 SBU (using parallism=4)">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/libkcddb.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/libkcddb.xml
index 589bd582a9..789c6cc757 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/libkcddb.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/libkcddb.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY libkcddb-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/libkcddb-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY libkcddb-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY libkcddb-md5sum        "006cf72e9796d508af04bea33107a5d1">
+  <!ENTITY libkcddb-md5sum        "52816ef8084db21cc171b7feb616a31b">
   <!ENTITY libkcddb-size          "448 KB">
   <!ENTITY libkcddb-buildsize     "10 MB">
   <!ENTITY libkcddb-time          "0.1 SBU (Using parallelism=4)">
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/libkdcraw.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/libkdcraw.xml
index 5e521e45b5..42c546a989 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/libkdcraw.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/libkdcraw.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY libkdcraw-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/libkdcraw-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY libkdcraw-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY libkdcraw-md5sum        "813bb19da81369a38e0f0c348bd4a2a9">
+  <!ENTITY libkdcraw-md5sum        "d713c5b059e8914358c5e3ecf1c3bd59">
   <!ENTITY libkdcraw-size          "40 KB">
   <!ENTITY libkdcraw-buildsize     "1.5 MB">
   <!ENTITY libkdcraw-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/libkexiv2.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/libkexiv2.xml
index edb9cf6152..bedd3a5b89 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/libkexiv2.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/libkexiv2.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY libkexiv2-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/libkexiv2-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY libkexiv2-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY libkexiv2-md5sum        "b15b6d3181847482dab6723dfc76b0bb">
+  <!ENTITY libkexiv2-md5sum        "d7a6a3d10379022649f581572c0d84c2">
   <!ENTITY libkexiv2-size          "60 KB">
-  <!ENTITY libkexiv2-buildsize     "3.2 MB">
+  <!ENTITY libkexiv2-buildsize     "3.3 MB">
   <!ENTITY libkexiv2-time          "0.2 SBU">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/kde/kf5-apps/okular5.xml b/kde/kf5-apps/okular5.xml
index 575a5c9aac..820c2f24b9 100644
--- a/kde/kf5-apps/okular5.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5-apps/okular5.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
   <!ENTITY okular5-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/okular-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY okular5-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY okular5-md5sum        "5c711ce5c783fc8ba3905d98aacec38d">
-  <!ENTITY okular5-size          "8.0 MB">
+  <!ENTITY okular5-md5sum        "cbb5c9f0125beaeb7875c1eba5c5dd33">
+  <!ENTITY okular5-size          "8.1 MB">
   <!ENTITY okular5-buildsize     "82 MB">
   <!ENTITY okular5-time          "0.7 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
 ]>
diff --git a/multimedia/audioutils/kwave.xml b/multimedia/audioutils/kwave.xml
index 06f71b22a3..46e82331f6 100644
--- a/multimedia/audioutils/kwave.xml
+++ b/multimedia/audioutils/kwave.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY kwave-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/kwave-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY kwave-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY kwave-md5sum        "41e49171074c1e3497185ab97c2f233c">
+  <!ENTITY kwave-md5sum        "9d7bf113d16eaf5159f59323877b247e">
   <!ENTITY kwave-size          "6.6 MB">
   <!ENTITY kwave-buildsize     "72 MB">
   <!ENTITY kwave-time          "0.8 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 755e66cb65..a90f722de0 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ to avoid building libxml2 twice, which is slow with all deps -->
 <!ENTITY kf5-download-http     "https://download.kde.org/stable/frameworks/&kf5-base;">
 
 <!-- Chapter 31 -->
-<!ENTITY kf5apps-version       "22.12.2">
+<!ENTITY kf5apps-version       "23.04.1">
 <!ENTITY kf5apps-download-http "https://download.kde.org/stable/release-service/&kf5apps-version;/src">
 
 <!-- Chapter 32 -->
diff --git a/postlfs/editors/kate5.xml b/postlfs/editors/kate5.xml
index 0df832de4d..24500f68ff 100644
--- a/postlfs/editors/kate5.xml
+++ b/postlfs/editors/kate5.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
   %general-entities;
   <!ENTITY kate5-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/kate-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY kate5-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY kate5-md5sum        "10b1d9b7061da8f6042d6ecb62a43a37">
-  <!ENTITY kate5-size          "7.5 MB">
-  <!ENTITY kate5-buildsize     "119 MB">
-  <!ENTITY kate5-time          "1.1 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
+  <!ENTITY kate5-md5sum        "41eb274afd1c27e75cb1c8e1d19994bc">
+  <!ENTITY kate5-size          "7.6 MB">
+  <!ENTITY kate5-buildsize     "125 MB">
+  <!ENTITY kate5-time          "1.2 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="kate5" xreflabel="Kate-&kf5apps-version;">
diff --git a/xsoft/graphweb/falkon.xml b/xsoft/graphweb/falkon.xml
index cd1819ea63..32b3b4fc71 100644
--- a/xsoft/graphweb/falkon.xml
+++ b/xsoft/graphweb/falkon.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY falkon-download-http "&kf5apps-download-http;/falkon-&kf5apps-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY falkon-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY falkon-md5sum        "4223a2bba71412b805bd7223d9000242">
+  <!ENTITY falkon-md5sum        "85d56d3ad7e75afdf12e5efd5a450a50">
   <!ENTITY falkon-size          "2.4 MB">
   <!ENTITY falkon-buildsize     "129 MB">
   <!ENTITY falkon-time          "1.2 SBU (Using parallelism=4)">