diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index fc0efb5134..3a2911a182 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ $LastChangedBy$
 $Date$
 -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "11">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "16">                   <!-- 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 11th, &year;">
+<!ENTITY releasedate  "October 16th, &year;">
 <!-- <!ENTITY releasedate  "November &day;st, &year;"> -->
 <!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
 <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export -f as_root</userinput></screen>
 <!ENTITY polkit-version               "0.107">
 <!ENTITY shadow-version               "4.1.5.1">
 <!ENTITY stunnel-version              "4.53">
-<!ENTITY sudo-version                 "1.8.5p3">
+<!ENTITY sudo-version                 "1.8.6p3">
 <!ENTITY tripwire-version             "2.4.2.2">
 
 <!-- Chapter 5 -->
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 89bccbd22d..1aa6c8bf5b 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>October 16th, 2012</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to sudo-1.8.6p3. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3598">#3598</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to iptables-1.4.16.2. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3595">#3595</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/postlfs/security/sudo.xml b/postlfs/security/sudo.xml
index b40c25f6de..95d1968bb5 100644
--- a/postlfs/security/sudo.xml
+++ b/postlfs/security/sudo.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY sudo-download-http "http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/dist/sudo-&sudo-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY sudo-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.twaren.net/Unix/Security/Sudo/sudo-&sudo-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY sudo-md5sum        "aa50e0a9ca02ac35d1020881bd3a221f">
-  <!ENTITY sudo-size          "1.7 MB">
-  <!ENTITY sudo-buildsize     "18 MB">
+  <!ENTITY sudo-md5sum        "a7b5c39a904721956eccddd30689250f">
+  <!ENTITY sudo-size          "1.8 MB">
+  <!ENTITY sudo-buildsize     "19 MB">
   <!ENTITY sudo-time          "0.2 SBU">
 ]>