diff --git a/general/prog/gdb.xml b/general/prog/gdb.xml
index 158b085d8d..f846235d50 100644
--- a/general/prog/gdb.xml
+++ b/general/prog/gdb.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY gdb-download-http "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/gdb-&gdb-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY gdb-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/gdb-&gdb-version;.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY gdb-md5sum        "193453347ddced7acb6b1cd2ee8f2e4b">
-  <!ENTITY gdb-size          "18 MB">
-  <!ENTITY gdb-buildsize     "413 MB (add 158 MB for tests, add 665 MB for docs)">
-  <!ENTITY gdb-time          "2.7 SBU (add 22 SBU for tests, add 0.7 for docs)">
+  <!ENTITY gdb-md5sum        "c3d35cd949084be53b92cc1e03485f88">
+  <!ENTITY gdb-size          "19 MB">
+  <!ENTITY gdb-buildsize     "450 MB (add 193 MB for tests, add 677 MB for docs)">
+  <!ENTITY gdb-time          "4.3 SBU (add 27 SBU for tests, add 0.7 for docs)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="gdb" xreflabel="GDB-&gdb-version;">
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     </para>
 
     &lfs80_checked;
+    &gcc7_checked;
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
diff --git a/general/prog/pycairo.xml b/general/prog/pycairo.xml
index 36e145863e..75f0996716 100644
--- a/general/prog/pycairo.xml
+++ b/general/prog/pycairo.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY pycairo-download-http "https://github.com/pygobject/pycairo/releases/download/v&pycairo-version;/pycairo-&pycairo-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY pycairo-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY pycairo-md5sum        "e6e8407d3f51b0b89863872da0760616">
+  <!ENTITY pycairo-md5sum        "405cce9d6d987df924200dc6efb0696e">
   <!ENTITY pycairo-size          "140 KB">
-  <!ENTITY pycairo-buildsize     "3.2 MB">
+  <!ENTITY pycairo-buildsize     "3.3 MB">
   <!ENTITY pycairo-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
 ]>
 
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index e8ca18bcc6..75c941ecca 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>June 6th, 2017</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to gdb-8.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;9328">#9328</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to pycairo-1.13.3 (python module). Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;9322">#9322</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[ken] - A few of the perl modules need the 'unsafe'
           variant of the Standard Installation of Pel Modules when
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 418d253817..90db4365b7 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 <!--<!ENTITY gcc-java-version             "7.1.0">-->
 <!ENTITY gcc-ada-version              "7.1.0">
 <!ENTITY gc-version                   "7.6.0">
-<!ENTITY gdb-version                  "7.12.1">
+<!ENTITY gdb-version                  "8.0">
 <!ENTITY git-version                  "2.13.1">
 <!ENTITY guile-version                "2.2.2">
 <!ENTITY librep-version               "0.92.6">
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 <!ENTITY MarkupSafe-version           "1.0">
 <!ENTITY pyatspi2-version             "2.24.0">
 <!--<!ENTITY py2cairo-version             "1.10.0"> -->
-<!ENTITY pycairo-version              "1.13.2">
+<!ENTITY pycairo-version              "1.13.3">
 <!ENTITY pycrypto-version             "2.6.1">
 <!ENTITY pygobject2-version           "2.28.6">
 <!ENTITY pygobject3-version           "3.24.1">