diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index ad0ad3100..952eddcd7 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2008-04-23</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[jhuntwork] - Updated Autoconf to 2.62.</para>
+        </listitem>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>[jhuntwork] - Updated E2fsprogs to 1.40.8. Fixes #2173.
 	  </para>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index b8b46f94e..10e5e5e32 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
     </listitem>
 -->
 
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Autoconf &autoconf-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem>
       <para>Automake &automake-version;</para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 917cb1822..7afda42e1 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
      Allowed deviation in disk usage : 2% -->
 
 
-<!ENTITY autoconf-version "2.61">
-<!ENTITY autoconf-size "1,018 KB">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-version "2.62">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-size "1,141 KB">
 <!ENTITY autoconf-url "&gnu;autoconf/autoconf-&autoconf-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY autoconf-md5 "36d3fe706ad0950f1be10c46a429efe0">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-md5 "e1fb8fe0b22e651240afdfa2be537a3c">
 <!ENTITY autoconf-home "&gnu-software;autoconf/">
-<!ENTITY autoconf-ch6-du "8.1 MB">
+<!ENTITY autoconf-ch6-du "11.8 MB">
 <!ENTITY autoconf-ch6-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY automake-version "1.10.1">