diff --git a/bookinfo/abstract.xml b/bookinfo/abstract.xml
index a308fd2df..695977fec 100644
--- a/bookinfo/abstract.xml
+++ b/bookinfo/abstract.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <abstract>
 
-<para>This book describes the process of creating a Linux system
-from scratch from an already installed Linux distribution, using nothing but 
-the sources of the software that we use.</para>
-
+<para>This book describes the process of creating a Linux system from
+scratch, using nothing but the sources of the required software.</para>
 </abstract>
 
diff --git a/index.xml b/index.xml
index f9ecaac45..1990e111f 100644
--- a/index.xml
+++ b/index.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 <!ENTITY book SYSTEM "book/book.xml">
 
-<!ENTITY version "20020417">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "April 17th, 2002">
+<!ENTITY version "20020497">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "April 19th, 2002">
 
 <!ENTITY ftp-root "ftp://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org">
 <!ENTITY http-root "http://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org">