diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 3fbae3476..13b4c823a 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2009-09-17</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] Upgraded to Linux-2.6.31. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2485">#2485</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] Upgraded to Util-Linux-NG-2.16.1. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2483">#2483</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index b90a24724..415aa4f3c 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@
 <!ENTITY libtool-ch6-sbu "3.7 SBU testsuite included">
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "2.6">
-<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "30">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "5">
-<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
+<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "31">
+<!--<!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 "58,034 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "60,054 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;/linux-&linux-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "be9c3a697a54ac099c910d068ff0dc03">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "84c077a37684e4cbfa67b18154390d8a">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "350 - 500 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.5 - 5.0 SBU">