diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 3d68e3302..b5af4b9e7 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 <listitem><para>m4-1.4.1</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>man-pages-1.67</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>psmisc-21.5</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>sed-4.1</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>sed-4.1.1</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>tar-1.14</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>vim-6.3</para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 <listitem><para>net-tools-1.60-gcc34-3.patch</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>readline-4.3</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>readline-4.3-gnu_fixes-1.patch</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>sed-4.1-permissions-1.patch</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>sysklogd-1.4.1-kernel_headers-1.patch</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>sysklogd-1.4.1-signal-1.patch</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>sysvinit-2.85-proclen-1.patch</para></listitem>
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ first a summary, then a detailed log.</para>
 </itemizedlist>
 </listitem>
 
+<listitem><para>July 6, 2004 [matt]: Upgraded to sed-4.1.1.</para></listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>July 5, 2004 [alexander]: Updated GCC testresults
 link.</para></listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter03/packages.xml b/chapter03/packages.xml
index 8565edcd1..9042a14ab 100644
--- a/chapter03/packages.xml
+++ b/chapter03/packages.xml
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 </varlistentry>
 
 <varlistentry>
-<term>Sed (&sed-version;) - 751 KB:</term>
+<term>Sed (&sed-version;) - 753 KB:</term>
 <listitem>
 <para><ulink url="&freshmeat;sed/"/></para>
 </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter03/patches.xml b/chapter03/patches.xml
index 6b068e1db..926ebae8f 100644
--- a/chapter03/patches.xml
+++ b/chapter03/patches.xml
@@ -135,13 +135,6 @@ following:</para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
-<varlistentry>
-<term>Sed Permissions Patch - 1 KB:</term>
-<listitem>
-<para><ulink url="&patches-root;sed-&sed-version;-permissions-1.patch"/>></para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
 <varlistentry>
 <term>Sysklogd Kernel Headers Patch - 3 KB:</term>
 <listitem>
diff --git a/chapter05/sed.xml b/chapter05/sed.xml
index ff6975b93..265486c96 100644
--- a/chapter05/sed.xml
+++ b/chapter05/sed.xml
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@
 <sect2 role="installation">
 <title>Installation of Sed</title>
 
-<para>A bug in this version of sed changes permissions on files modified using
-the in-place function (<parameter>-i</parameter> flag).  Apply a patch to ensure
-that the original file permissions are preserved.</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../sed-&sed-version;-permissions-1.patch</userinput></screen>
-
 <para>Prepare Sed for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/tools</userinput></screen>
diff --git a/chapter06/sed.xml b/chapter06/sed.xml
index 976d7f90f..cf4598f0d 100644
--- a/chapter06/sed.xml
+++ b/chapter06/sed.xml
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Texinfo</seg></seglistitem>
 <sect2 role="installation">
 <title>Installation of Sed</title>
 
-<para>A bug in this version of sed changes permissions on files modified using
-the in-place function (<parameter>-i</parameter> flag).  Apply a patch to ensure
-that the original file permissions are preserved.</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../sed-&sed-version;-permissions-1.patch</userinput></screen>
-
 <para>Prepare Sed for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/bin</userinput></screen>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 4af9862de..6072076a7 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 <!ENTITY procps-version "3.2.1">
 <!ENTITY psmisc-version "21.5">
 <!ENTITY readline-version "4.3">
-<!ENTITY sed-version "4.1">
+<!ENTITY sed-version "4.1.1">
 <!ENTITY shadow-version "4.0.4.1">
 <!ENTITY sysklogd-version "1.4.1">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-version "2.85">