diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 5c511d04c1..2c7fbc4e7c 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ $Date$
 <!ENTITY libXdmcp-version             "1.1.1">
 <!ENTITY libpthread-stubs-version     "0.3">
 <!ENTITY xcb-proto-version            "1.7.1">
-<!ENTITY libxcb-version               "1.7">
+<!ENTITY libxcb-version               "1.8.1">
 <!ENTITY xbitmaps-version             "1.1.1">
 <!ENTITY xcursor-themes-version       "1.0.3">
 <!ENTITY xkeyboard-config-version     "2.0">
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index cfb394e6ce..542696c608 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
         <listitem>
           <para>[dj] - Updated to xcb-proto-1.7.1.</para>
         </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[dj] - Updated to libxcb-1.8.1.</para>
+        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>
 
diff --git a/x/installing/libxcb.xml b/x/installing/libxcb.xml
index f13ef02254..05691435aa 100644
--- a/x/installing/libxcb.xml
+++ b/x/installing/libxcb.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
   <!ENTITY libxcb-download-http "http://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist/libxcb-&libxcb-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY libxcb-download-ftp  " ">
   <!-- <!ENTITY libxcb-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.x.org/pub/current/src/extras/libxcb-&libxcb-version;.tar.bz2"> -->
-  <!ENTITY libxcb-md5sum        "925699df361b99491165ebc12068056b">
-  <!ENTITY libxcb-size          "316 KB">
-  <!ENTITY libxcb-buildsize     "20.8 MB">
+  <!ENTITY libxcb-md5sum        "9da03df9e2f4c048202920d9f6a7e123">
+  <!ENTITY libxcb-size          "367 KB">
+  <!ENTITY libxcb-buildsize     "22 MB">
   <!ENTITY libxcb-time          "0.3 SBU">
 ]>
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ make</userinput></screen>
     installed.</para>
 
   </sect2>
-
+<!--
   <sect2 role="configuration">
     <title>Configuring libxcb</title>
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ make</userinput></screen>
     </sect3>
 
   </sect2>
-
+-->
   <sect2 role="content">
     <title>Contents</title>