diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index a4a08ddf7..f92e60180 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2008-10-28</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Updated to latest stable kernel 2.6.27.4.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Changed location of man pages in Module-Init-Tools.
-					Thanks to Trent Shea for pointing out the fix.</para>
+          Thanks to Trent Shea for pointing out the fix.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Updated to M4-1.4.12.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 4de2e04c7..e34740c57 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@
 <!ENTITY libtool-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "2.6">
-<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "26">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "5">
+<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "27">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "4">
 <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
 <!-- <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;"> -->
-<!ENTITY linux-size "49,450 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "49,232 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;/linux-&linux-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "98261b39a558cf0739703ffea7db9f43">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "3880fe9f19b9a7690afd151326eb7ce5">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "350 - 500 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.5 - 5.0 SBU">