diff --git a/config/db b/config/db
index 097f7d08b3..a7d7200ccc 100644
--- a/config/db
+++ b/config/db
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ niceness=0
 interpreter=ruby
 ruby_version=1.8.7
 ruby_configure_flags=--enable-shared
-ruby_patchlevel=174
+ruby_patchlevel=299
 ruby_configure=--enable-shared
 ruby_repo_url=http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby
 ruby_1.0_url=ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.0
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ruby_1.9.1_patch_level=378
 ruby_1.9.2_patch_level=preview3
 ruby_1.8.5_patch_level=231
 ruby_1.8.6_patch_level=399
-ruby_1.8.7_patch_level=174
+ruby_1.8.7_patch_level=299
 rubygems_version=1.3.7
 rubygems_1.3.5_url=http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/60718
 rubygems_1.3.6_url=http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/69365
diff --git a/config/known b/config/known
index 7b95d61ade..aaac48759f 100644
--- a/config/known
+++ b/config/known
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # MRI Rubies
 (ruby-)1.8.6(-p399)
 (ruby-)1.8.6-head
-(ruby-)1.8.7(-p174)
+(ruby-)1.8.7(-p299)
 (ruby-)1.8.7-head
 (ruby-)1.9.1(-p243)
 (ruby-)1.9.1(-p376)
diff --git a/config/md5 b/config/md5
index dbe319b3ef..6d31a0dae1 100644
--- a/config/md5
+++ b/config/md5
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ruby-1.8.7-p160.tar.gz=945398f97e2de6dd8ab6df68d10bb1a1
 ruby-1.8.7-p174.tar.gz=18dcdfef761a745ac7da45b61776afa5
 ruby-1.8.7-p248.tar.gz=60a65374689ac8b90be54ca9c61c48e3
 ruby-1.8.7-p249.tar.gz=d7db7763cffad279952eb7e9bbfc221c
+ruby-1.8.7-p299.tar.gz=43533980ee0ea57381040d4135cf9677
 ruby-1.9.1-p129.tar.gz=c71f413514ee6341c627be2957023a5c
 ruby-1.9.1-p243.tar.gz=515bfd965814e718c0943abf3dde5494
 ruby-1.9.1-p376.tar.gz=ebb20550a11e7f1a2fbd6fdec2a3e0a3