diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index f3650a353b..94961b3164 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "06">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "07">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "04">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2015">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
 <!ENTITY copyholder   "The BLFS Development Team">
 <!ENTITY version      "&year;-&month;-&day;">
-<!ENTITY releasedate  "April 6th, &year;">
+<!ENTITY releasedate  "April 7th, &year;">
 <!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
 <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-version  "development">          <!-- x.y|development] -->
diff --git a/general/graphlib/libpng.xml b/general/graphlib/libpng.xml
index 43b1b52e0c..82789cad53 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/libpng.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/libpng.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
   <!ENTITY libpng-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/libpng/libpng-&libpng-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY libpng-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY libpng-md5sum        "23b7286b5d4a86de950fd2ffc5cac742">
-  <!ENTITY libpng-size          "886 KB">
+  <!ENTITY libpng-md5sum        "430a9b76b78533235cd4b9b26ce75c7e">
+  <!ENTITY libpng-size          "900 KB">
   <!ENTITY libpng-buildsize     "14 MB (additional 1 MB for the tests)">
-  <!ENTITY libpng-time          "0.1 SBU (additional 0.3 SBU for the tests)">
+  <!ENTITY libpng-time          "0.1 SBU (additional 0.2 SBU for the tests)">
 
-  <!ENTITY apng-version "1.6.16">
+  <!ENTITY apng-version "1.6.17">
 
   <!ENTITY apng-patch
            "&sourceforge-repo;/libpng-apng/libpng-&apng-version;-apng.patch.gz">
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index a496287247..6a70cb712a 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@
 -->
 
     <listitem>
-      <para>April 5th, 2015</para>
+      <para>April 7th, 2015</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[fernando] - Update to libpng-1.6.17. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;6375">#6375</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
+      <para>April 6th, 2015</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to garcon-0.5.0. Fixes
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 2bfa60eb21..0cefef0cf3 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 <!ENTITY libjpeg-version              "8d">
 <!ENTITY libjpeg-turbo-version        "1.4.0">
 <!ENTITY libmng-version               "2.0.2">
-<!ENTITY libpng-version               "1.6.16">
+<!ENTITY libpng-version               "1.6.17">
 <!ENTITY librsvg-version              "2.40.9">   <!-- Normally even minors
                                                        Required version in order to use
                                                        svg pixbuf loader. -->