diff --git a/package/base/perl5/perl5.conf b/package/base/perl5/perl5.conf
index 282b97086..0f629a730 100644
--- a/package/base/perl5/perl5.conf
+++ b/package/base/perl5/perl5.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # the ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch script. Do not edit this copyright text!
 # 
 # ROCK Linux: rock-src/package/base/perl5/perl5.conf
-# ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
+# ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 # 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/package/base/perl5/perl5.desc b/package/base/perl5/perl5.desc
index b936aae5b..e3e3684fa 100644
--- a/package/base/perl5/perl5.desc
+++ b/package/base/perl5/perl5.desc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [COPY] the ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch script. Do not edit this copyright text!
 [COPY] 
 [COPY] ROCK Linux: rock-src/package/base/perl5/perl5.desc
-[COPY] ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
+[COPY] ROCK Linux is Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY] 
 [COPY] This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 [COPY] it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 
 [L] OpenSource
 [S] Stable
-[V] 5.8.2
+[V] 5.8.3
 [P] X ---3---7-9 135.000
 
-[D] 2912846223 perl-5.8.2.tar.gz http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/5.0/
+[D] 2147235475 perl-5.8.3.tar.gz http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/5.0/