diff --git a/openpower/configs/redbud_defconfig b/openpower/configs/redbud_defconfig
index 399ffee..d5bda72 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/redbud_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/redbud_defconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
 BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/patches/redbud-patches"
-BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
-BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
+BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_25=y
+BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_28_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
 BR2_GCC_VERSION_4_9_X=y
 BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9=y
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_CONFIG_FILE="witherspoon.config"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_GITHUB_PROJECT_VALUE="witherspoon-xml"
-BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="d0f86cf46a99800c6f15a4e650701da141216940"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="5b59a1dc4cf70c395ac984a800aef9822d8881ea"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_FILENAME="witherspoon.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MRW_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.mrw.xml"