diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 9ef0533e5..c82150b56 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2011-03-14</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Tar-1.26. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2846">#2846</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Dejagnu-1.5. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2845">#2845</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index a173992c1..9487283d5 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>SysVinit &sysvinit-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Tar &tar-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>TCL &tcl-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index e52cdf4dd..d7124ba55 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -484,10 +484,10 @@
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-ch6-du "1 MB">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-ch6-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY tar-version "1.25">
-<!ENTITY tar-size "2,273 KB">
+<!ENTITY tar-version "1.26">
+<!ENTITY tar-size "2,285 KB">
 <!ENTITY tar-url "&gnu;tar/tar-&tar-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY tar-md5 "6e497f861c77bbba2f7da4e10270995b">
+<!ENTITY tar-md5 "2cee42a2ff4f1cd4f9298eeeb2264519">
 <!ENTITY tar-home "&gnu-software;tar/">
 <!ENTITY tar-ch5-du "20.9 MB">
 <!ENTITY tar-ch5-sbu "0.3 SBU">