diff --git a/basicnet/netutils/whois.xml b/basicnet/netutils/whois.xml
index 4a1d3ce3d1..07b5b31ccc 100644
--- a/basicnet/netutils/whois.xml
+++ b/basicnet/netutils/whois.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY whois-download-http "http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/whois_&whois-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY whois-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois/whois_&whois-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY whois-md5sum        "a8cd09769bafa67a8517244d1068b534">
-  <!ENTITY whois-size          "55 KB">
-  <!ENTITY whois-buildsize     "596 KB">
+  <!ENTITY whois-md5sum        "c56c1e5e00c579b023ad5142983fcf4f">
+  <!ENTITY whois-size          "64 KB">
+  <!ENTITY whois-buildsize     "676 KB">
   <!ENTITY whois-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index ec14b35d02..1c946b5926 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 <!-- Chapter 19 -->
 <!ENTITY traceroute-version           "1.4a12">
 <!ENTITY nmap-version                 "3.81">
-<!ENTITY whois-version                "4.7.6">
+<!ENTITY whois-version                "4.7.10">
 <!ENTITY bind-version                 "9.3.1">
 <!ENTITY ethereal-version             "0.10.13">
 
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index c868db1cba..f050803281 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>December 18th, 2005</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Updated to whois-4.7.10.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Updated to KDE-3.5 and kdevelop 3.3.0.</para>
         </listitem>