diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index d2a45f2ae..37e80c079 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ First a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 </itemizedlist>
 </listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>July  5th, 2005 [matt]: Updated to binutils-2.16.1.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>July  5th, 2005 [matt]: Updated to tcl-8.4.11.</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>July  5th, 2005 [matt]: Updated to man-1.6.</para></listitem>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index d35f77b6c..642d990b1 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 <!ENTITY autoconf-version "2.59">
 <!ENTITY automake-version "1.9.5">
 <!ENTITY bash-version "3.0">
-<!ENTITY binutils-version "2.16">
+<!ENTITY binutils-version "2.16.1">
 <!ENTITY bison-version "2.0">
 <!ENTITY bzip2-version "1.0.3">
 <!ENTITY coreutils-version "5.2.1">