diff --git a/appendices/dependencies.xml b/appendices/dependencies.xml
index 27a7e2a57..fdd1f0f05 100644
--- a/appendices/dependencies.xml
+++ b/appendices/dependencies.xml
@@ -1615,7 +1615,9 @@
       <segmentedlist id="kmod-optdeps">
         <segtitle>&external;</segtitle>
         <seglistitem>
-          <seg>None</seg>
+          <seg>
+            <ulink url="https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc/">scdoc</ulink> (for man pages)
+          </seg>
         </seglistitem>
       </segmentedlist>
 
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index daa0d45cb..4e420b168 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2024-08-17</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to setuptools-72.2.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5542'>#5542</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to kmod-33. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5540'>#5540</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to binutils-2.43.1. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5543'>#5543</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.10.5. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5541'>#5541</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2024-08-15</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter08/kmod.xml b/chapter08/kmod.xml
index 6c875caed..912fe07a0 100644
--- a/chapter08/kmod.xml
+++ b/chapter08/kmod.xml
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Kmod for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr          \
-            --sysconfdir=/etc      \
-            --with-openssl         \
-            --with-xz              \
-            --with-zstd            \
-            --with-zlib</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr     \
+            --sysconfdir=/etc \
+            --with-openssl    \
+            --with-xz         \
+            --with-zstd       \
+            --with-zlib       \
+            --disable-manpages</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
@@ -74,6 +75,16 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term>
+          <parameter>--disable-manpages</parameter>
+        </term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This option disables generating the manpages which
+          requires an external program.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
     </variablelist>
 
     <para>Compile the package:</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index a7f30cf39..022333993 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
 <!ENTITY bc-fin-du "7.8 MB">
 <!ENTITY bc-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY binutils-version "2.43">
-<!ENTITY binutils-size "27,516 KB">
+<!ENTITY binutils-version "2.43.1">
+<!ENTITY binutils-size "27,514 KB">
 <!ENTITY binutils-url "https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/releases/binutils-&binutils-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY binutils-md5 "a54bb52cd75555416f316fbbe885925a">
+<!ENTITY binutils-md5 "9202d02925c30969d1917e4bad5a2320">
 <!ENTITY binutils-home "&gnu-software;binutils/">
 <!ENTITY binutils-tmpp1-du "677 MB">
 <!ENTITY binutils-tmpp1-sbu "1 SBU">
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@
 <!ENTITY kbd-fin-du "34 MB">
 <!ENTITY kbd-fin-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY kmod-version "32">
-<!ENTITY kmod-size "500 KB">
+<!ENTITY kmod-version "33">
+<!ENTITY kmod-size "503 KB">
 <!ENTITY kmod-url "&kernel;linux/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod-&kmod-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY kmod-md5 "1046fda48766fae905f83150d12eec78">
+<!ENTITY kmod-md5 "c451c4aa61521adbe8af147f498046f8">
 <!ENTITY kmod-home "https://github.com/kmod-project/kmod">
 <!ENTITY kmod-fin-du "11 MB">
 <!ENTITY kmod-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
@@ -431,12 +431,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "6">
 <!ENTITY linux-minor-version "10">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "4">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "5">
 <!--<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;">-->
 <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
-<!ENTITY linux-size "141,715 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "141,739 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;.x/linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "c6188d7457b3c5e0443ba20e57654c97">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "276ef1f11ed3713ec5d6f506ff55ac12">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "https://www.kernel.org/">
 <!-- measured for 6.10.1 / gcc-14.1.0 on x86_64 with -j4 : 
  minimum is allnoconfig 
@@ -637,10 +637,10 @@
 <!ENTITY sed-fin-du "30 MB">
 <!ENTITY sed-fin-sbu "0.3 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY setuptools-version "72.1.0">
+<!ENTITY setuptools-version "72.2.0">
 <!ENTITY setuptools-size "2,363 KB">
 <!ENTITY setuptools-url "&pypi-src;/s/setuptools/setuptools-&setuptools-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY setuptools-md5 "13f87f8e33bd9583b6f7675c01b406c5">
+<!ENTITY setuptools-md5 "2e0ffd0f6fc632a11442b79d9b1c68bd">
 <!ENTITY setuptools-home "&pypi-home;/setuptools/">
 <!ENTITY setuptools-fin-du "35 MB">
 <!ENTITY setuptools-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">