Index: general.ent
===================================================================
--- general.ent	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general.ent	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "16">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "18">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "01">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2021">
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 <!ENTITY copyholder   "The BLFS Development Team">
 <!ENTITY version      "&year;-&month;-&day;">
-<!ENTITY releasedate  "January 16th, &year;">
+<!ENTITY releasedate  "January 18th, &year;">
 <!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
 <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-algorithm-diff.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-algorithm-diff.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-algorithm-diff.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
   %general-entities;
 
-  <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/T/TY/TYEMQ//Algorithm-Diff-&Algorithm-Diff-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "0e8add21a641b8d66436df0c2024bf3b">
+  <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/R/RJ/RJBS//Algorithm-Diff-&Algorithm-Diff-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "2eaae910f5220261ee2bbdfc4a8df2c2">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-alien-build.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-alien-build.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-alien-build.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/P/PL/PLICEASE/Alien-Build-&Alien-Build-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "e756cbe05bddf49cec5aacd98f924c73">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "e8ab24f0d583fed320768da8b0273f5b">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-alien-libxml2.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-alien-libxml2.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-alien-libxml2.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/P/PL/PLICEASE/Alien-Libxml2-&Alien-Libxml2-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "746d7452f1bbdd2707f07319ae4a5444">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "5fee0bd3a987a1e7f40ce50016c10c8a">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-singleton.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-singleton.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-singleton.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/S/SH/SHAY/Class-Singleton-&Class-Singleton-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "6a2524f590eda075f4bc929598119241">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "d9c84a7b8d1c490c38e88ed1f9faae47">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-tiny.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-tiny.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-tiny.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 <!-- FIXME This does not seem to be needed -->
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DA/DAGOLDEN/Class-Tiny-&Class-Tiny-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "fa905646a85a1478b2db1fc9113cb6ac">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "e3ccfae5f64d443e7e1110be964d7202">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-config-autoconf.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-config-autoconf.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-config-autoconf.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/R/RE/REHSACK/Config-AutoConf-&Config-AutoConf-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "0bea721ad3996e20324b84b3b924ec71">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "eeeab8cc93eef7dd2e2c343ecdf247b7">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-format-strptime.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-format-strptime.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-format-strptime.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DR/DROLSKY/DateTime-Format-Strptime-&DateTime-Format-Strptime-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "891c38cdbe0a30291ed4afe711a17e3b">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "3e5a7377b20932d59b47c4a8b72a2325">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-locale.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-locale.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-locale.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DR/DROLSKY/DateTime-Locale-&DateTime-Locale-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "307505aad3d47b8adaee7045f0b76820">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "e580c7e2bfdb1b9867de6f3a0ab1a46b">
 
 ]>
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
       <para role="recommended">
         <xref linkend="perl-cpan-meta-check"/>,
-        <xref linkend="perl-ipc-system-simple"/>,
-        <xref linkend="perl-test-file-sharedir"/> and
-        <xref linkend="perl-test-warnings"/>
+        <xref linkend="perl-ipc-system-simple"/> and
+        <xref linkend="perl-test-file-sharedir"/>
       </para>
 
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-timezone.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-timezone.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime-timezone.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DR/DROLSKY/DateTime-TimeZone-&DateTime-TimeZone-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "ad84a62ee01dec5efa9af00b596ffc1d">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "de1079b256b73b88121dfbc8d8d29507">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-datetime.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DR/DROLSKY/DateTime-&DateTime-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "f18d180e2d7e5110f75e7a20955588f3">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "5b90d9b26741da2627b8d002d8796f95">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-importer.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-importer.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-importer.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/E/EX/EXODIST/Importer-&Importer-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "09660fe32701e28ee149258315de0262">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "3f09930b82cadfe26d0ce2fb1338aa1b">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-package-stash.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-package-stash.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-package-stash.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/E/ET/ETHER/Package-Stash-&Package-Stash-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "dc2d802eea2cb0b52ed9c4dd178761dd">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "287d80c9115c9230912aca684f8ca92e">
 
 ]>
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@
         <xref linkend="perl-module-implementation"/>
       </para>
+      <!-- Note: requirements include Package::Stash::XS but it is ok without that
+           and happily skips the test which would use that. -->
 
       <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Recommended (required for the testsuite)</bridgehead>
       <para role="recommended">
+        <xref linkend="perl-cpan-meta-check"/>,
         <xref linkend="perl-test-fatal"/>,
-        <xref linkend="perl-test-requires"/>
+        <xref linkend="perl-test-needs"/>
       </para>
 
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-params-validate.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-params-validate.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-params-validate.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DR/DROLSKY/Params-Validate-&Params-Validate-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "cebbbbef30ef71af513ed7c2fb4faf43">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "2f1f7f3a1845974d9fc44d16cac1a0fb">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-modules/perl-datetime-calendar-julian.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-modules/perl-datetime-calendar-julian.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-modules/perl-datetime-calendar-julian.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&perl_authors;/id/W/WY/WYANT/DateTime-Calendar-Julian-&DateTime-Calendar-Julian-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "5832fb4eb8b695dfedd7e24f8ccc17f0">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "4ace691338db8ac24a45e3406a3fc014">
 
 ]>
Index: general/prog/perl-modules/perl-uri.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-modules/perl-uri.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ general/prog/perl-modules/perl-uri.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 
   <!ENTITY my-download-http "&perl_authors;/id/O/OA/OALDERS/URI-&URI-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "978454ba823a6908bad1c3c1804945d3">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "3dd176c522e9d39d88bcf1221fcd7ab2">
+
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "">
 
 ]>
Index: introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -43,4 +43,26 @@
     -->
     <listitem>
+      <para>January 18th, 2021</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Update to DateTime-Calendar-Julian-0.103 (perl module).
+          Fixes <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;14500">#14500</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Update to URI-5.06 (perl module). Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;14521">#14521</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Update first batch of dependant perl modules pulled in by
+          biber: Algorithm-Diff-1.201, Alien-Build-2.37, Alien-LibXMLO2-0.17,
+          Class-Singleton-1.6, Class-Tiny-1.008, Config-AutoConf-0.319,
+          DateTime-1.54, DateTime-Format-Strptime-1.78, DateTime-Locale-1.31,
+          DateTime-TimeZone-2.46, Importer-0.026, Package-Stash-0.39,
+          Params-Validate-1.30.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
+    <listitem>
       <para>January 16th, 2020</para>
        <itemizedlist>
Index: packages.ent
===================================================================
--- packages.ent	(revision 91378ee8095c8e58187baf3f03e1b0a72542a36a)
+++ packages.ent	(revision 69f3bcfae8f0600a05297fd19b8871a2b57f566a)
@@ -401,5 +401,5 @@
 <!ENTITY Data-Dump-version            "1.23">
 <!ENTITY Data-Uniqid-version          "0.12">
-<!ENTITY DateTime-Calendar-Julian-version "0.102">
+<!ENTITY DateTime-Calendar-Julian-version "0.103">
 <!ENTITY DateTime-Format-Builder-version "0.83">
 <!ENTITY Encode-EUCJPASCII-version    "0.03">
@@ -435,5 +435,5 @@
 <!ENTITY Unicode-Collate-version      "1.29">
 <!ENTITY Unicode-LineBreak-version    "2019.001">
-<!ENTITY URI-version                  "5.05">
+<!ENTITY URI-version                  "5.06">
 <!ENTITY XML-LibXML-Simple-version    "1.01">
 <!ENTITY XML-LibXSLT-version          "1.99">
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@
     These should point to cpan.metacpan.org/authors and will not
     get automatically checked for newer versions -->
-<!ENTITY Algorithm-Diff-version       "1.1903">
-<!ENTITY Alien-Build-version          "2.26">
-<!ENTITY Alien-Libxml2-version        "0.16">
+<!ENTITY Algorithm-Diff-version       "1.201">
+<!ENTITY Alien-Build-version          "2.37">
+<!ENTITY Alien-Libxml2-version        "0.17">
 <!ENTITY B-COW-version                "0.004">
 <!ENTITY B-Hooks-EndOfScope-version   "0.24">
@@ -453,13 +453,13 @@
 <!ENTITY Class-Data-Inheritable-version "0.08">
 <!ENTITY Class-Inspector-version      "1.36">
-<!ENTITY Class-Singleton-version      "1.5">
-<!ENTITY Class-Tiny-version           "1.006">
+<!ENTITY Class-Singleton-version      "1.6">
+<!ENTITY Class-Tiny-version           "1.008">
 <!ENTITY Clone-version                "0.45">
-<!ENTITY Config-AutoConf-version      "0.318">
+<!ENTITY Config-AutoConf-version      "0.319">
 <!ENTITY CPAN-Meta-Check-version      "0.014">
-<!ENTITY DateTime-version             "1.52">
-<!ENTITY DateTime-Format-Strptime-version "1.77">
-<!ENTITY DateTime-Locale-version      "1.26">
-<!ENTITY DateTime-TimeZone-version    "2.39">
+<!ENTITY DateTime-version             "1.54">
+<!ENTITY DateTime-Format-Strptime-version "1.78">
+<!ENTITY DateTime-Locale-version      "1.31">
+<!ENTITY DateTime-TimeZone-version    "2.46">
 <!ENTITY Devel-StackTrace-version     "2.04">
 <!ENTITY Dist-CheckConflicts-version  "0.11">
@@ -481,5 +481,5 @@
 <!ENTITY HTTP-Message-version         "6.25">
 <!ENTITY HTTP-Negotiate-version       "6.01">
-<!ENTITY Importer-version             "0.025">
+<!ENTITY Importer-version             "0.026">
 <!ENTITY IO-HTML-version              "1.001">
 <!ENTITY IPC-System-Simple-version    "1.30">
@@ -500,6 +500,6 @@
 <!ENTITY Net-SSLeay-version           "1.88">
 <!ENTITY Number-Compare-version       "0.03">
-<!ENTITY Package-Stash-version        "0.38">
-<!ENTITY Params-Validate-version      "1.29">
+<!ENTITY Package-Stash-version        "0.39">
+<!ENTITY Params-Validate-version      "1.30">
 <!ENTITY Params-ValidationCompiler-version "0.30">
 <!ENTITY Path-Tiny-version            "0.114">
