diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 9441e6631..8d1704add 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
     </listitem>
 
 -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2011-12-10</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Linux-3.1.5. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2981">#2981</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2011-12-05</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 7870003db..09872e33c 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20111205">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "Dec 5 30, 2011">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20111210">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "Dec 10, 2011">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2011"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone "7.1">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 840804230..3cafb0da4 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -323,12 +323,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "3">
 <!ENTITY linux-minor-version "1">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "4">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "5">
 <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
 <!--<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;">-->
-<!ENTITY linux-size "62,705 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "62,697 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;.x/linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "e48e246675a3e790062d4fecf36cd6e3">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "cad3325c525dcfd0c6a2c7ea025362ca">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "540 - 800 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.0 - 5.0 SBU">