diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index d1b51e510..431dcdeda 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2007-01-31</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Tar-1.16.1. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;1926">#1926</ulink> and
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;1944">#1944</ulink></para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Ncurses-5.6. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;1940">#1940</ulink></para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index b48a927e2..00f839637 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -454,10 +454,10 @@
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-ch6-du "1 MB">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-ch6-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY tar-version "1.16">
-<!ENTITY tar-size "1,744 KB">
+<!ENTITY tar-version "1.16.1">
+<!ENTITY tar-size "1,752 KB">
 <!ENTITY tar-url "&gnu;tar/tar-&tar-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY tar-md5 "d6fe544e834a8f9db6e6c7c2d38ec100">
+<!ENTITY tar-md5 "d51593461c5ef1f7e37134f22338bb9e">
 <!ENTITY tar-home "&gnu-software;tar/">
 <!ENTITY tar-ch5-du "13.7 MB">
 <!ENTITY tar-ch5-sbu "0.2 SBU">