diff --git a/config/db b/config/db
index ce9593cfb2..be32241758 100644
--- a/config/db
+++ b/config/db
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ree_1.8.6_url=http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/58677
 ree_1.8.6_repo_url=git://github.com/FooBarWidget/rubyenterpriseedition.git
 ree_1.8.7_url=http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/src
 ree_1.8.7_repo_url=git://github.com/FooBarWidget/rubyenterpriseedition187-330
-ree_1.8.7_patch_level=2011.03
+ree_1.8.7_patch_level=2011.12
 kiji_repo_url=git://github.com/twitter/rubyenterpriseedition187-248.git
 kiji_version=head
 jruby_version=1.6.5.1
diff --git a/config/known b/config/known
index fb04823091..da8ae29ddb 100644
--- a/config/known
+++ b/config/known
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rbx-2.0.0pre
 
 # Ruby Enterprise Edition
 ree-1.8.6
-ree[-1.8.7][-2011.03]
+ree[-1.8.7][-2011.12]
 ree-1.8.6-head
 ree-1.8.7-head
 
diff --git a/config/md5 b/config/md5
index f270388ec0..7842441916 100644
--- a/config/md5
+++ b/config/md5
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2010.02.tar.gz=4df7b09c01adfd711b0ab76837611542
 ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2011.01.tar.gz=4640634347cd8e5469cb718853e2112e
 ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2011.02.tar.gz=8c5faa11c1ddaed3f44b7294711980cc
 ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2011.03.tar.gz=038604ce25349e54363c5df9cd535ec8
+ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2011.12.tar.gz=1e5f3059d52a67ab5d91d472b756de08
 rubygems-0.4.0.tgz=86a64616548a793e1a5f825f0dd385b9
 rubygems-0.5.0.tgz=80d151edd94a06bcd2452a7e272b4d96
 rubygems-0.6.0.tgz=5df803f5a04654833690dd32283de741