diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 955f0a0fe..0b0acf50b 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ First a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 </itemizedlist>
 </listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>October 15, 2005 [matt]: Upgrade to man-pages 2.09.</para>
+</listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>October 15, 2005 [matt]: Use an updated version of the Udev
 rules file (fixes bug 1639).</para></listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter03/packages.xml b/chapter03/packages.xml
index 80ff8e74d..71032b87f 100644
--- a/chapter03/packages.xml
+++ b/chapter03/packages.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ url="ftp://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org/pub/lfs/"/>.</para></note>
 </varlistentry>
 
 <varlistentry>
-<term>Man-pages (&man-pages-version;) - 1,662 KB:</term>
+<term>Man-pages (&man-pages-version;) - 1,667 KB:</term>
 <listitem>
 <para><ulink url="&kernel;linux/docs/manpages/"/></para>
 </listitem>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index e19ed8c0a..c9ea4b091 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 <!ENTITY m4-version "1.4.3">
 <!ENTITY make-version "3.80">
 <!ENTITY man-version "1.6b">
-<!ENTITY man-pages-version "2.08">
+<!ENTITY man-pages-version "2.09">
 <!ENTITY mktemp-version "1.5">
 <!ENTITY module-init-tools-version "3.1">
 <!ENTITY ncurses-version "5.4">