diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index a0adbb767..d1a7e08ab 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 21, 2005 [matt]: Upgrade to file-4.16.</para>
+</listitem>
+
 <listitem><para>October 21, 2005 [matt]: Upgrade to man-pages 2.10.</para>
 </listitem>
 
diff --git a/chapter03/packages.xml b/chapter03/packages.xml
index 5af2fb9a8..cab1aefaa 100644
--- a/chapter03/packages.xml
+++ b/chapter03/packages.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 </varlistentry>
 
 <varlistentry>
-<term>File (&file-version;) - 397 KB:</term>
+<term>File (&file-version;) - 399 KB:</term>
 <listitem>
 <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.gw.com/mirrors/pub/unix/file/"/></para>
 <note><para>File (&file-version;) may no longer be available at the
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index bce8ae481..bd072504d 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 <!ENTITY e2fsprogs-version "1.38">
 <!ENTITY expect-version "5.43.0">
 <!ENTITY expect-lib-version "5.43">
-<!ENTITY file-version "4.15">
+<!ENTITY file-version "4.16">
 <!ENTITY findutils-version "4.2.25">
 <!ENTITY flex-version "2.5.31">
 <!ENTITY gawk-version "3.1.5">