diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 4764a728d..3258be6d9 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,48 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2025-01-01</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to iana-etc-20241220. Addresses
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5006'>#5006</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to texinfo-7.2. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5616'>#5616</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to sysvinit-3.12. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5615'>#5615</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to shadow-4.17.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5616'>#5617</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to procps-ng-4.0.5. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5611'>#5611</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to meson-1.6.1. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5510'>#5610</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.12.7. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5613'>#5613</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to kbd-2.7.1. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5608'>#5608</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to jinja2-3.1.5. Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5614'>#5614</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2024-12-15</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index aa8d41543..9fc118bb5 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>IPRoute2-&iproute2-version;</para>
     </listitem>
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Jinja2-&jinja2-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem>
       <para>Kbd-&kbd-version;</para>
     </listitem>
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Pkgconf-&pkgconf-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Procps-ng-&procps-ng-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Psmisc-&psmisc-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>Setuptools-&setuptools-version;</para>
     </listitem>
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Shadow-&shadow-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem revision="sysv">
       <para>Sysklogd-&sysklogd-version;</para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 7d5894a08..5f76f4633 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -317,10 +317,10 @@
 <!ENTITY gzip-fin-du "21 MB">
 <!ENTITY gzip-fin-sbu "0.3 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY iana-etc-version "20241206">
+<!ENTITY iana-etc-version "20241220">
 <!ENTITY iana-etc-size "591 KB">
 <!ENTITY iana-etc-url "https://github.com/Mic92/iana-etc/releases/download/&iana-etc-version;/iana-etc-&iana-etc-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY iana-etc-md5 "8ed4c07cada287f55207577976d6a37f">
+<!ENTITY iana-etc-md5 "81e5f37dcc239d9e7268113ba4f1970d">
 <!ENTITY iana-etc-home "https://www.iana.org/protocols">
 <!ENTITY iana-etc-fin-du "4.8 MB">
 <!ENTITY iana-etc-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
@@ -349,18 +349,18 @@
 <!ENTITY iproute2-fin-du "17 MB">
 <!ENTITY iproute2-fin-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY jinja2-version "3.1.4">
-<!ENTITY jinja2-size "235 KB">
+<!ENTITY jinja2-version "3.1.5">
+<!ENTITY jinja2-size "239 KB">
 <!ENTITY jinja2-url "&pypi-src;/J/Jinja2/jinja2-&jinja2-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY jinja2-md5 "02ca9a6364c92e83d14b037bef4732bc">
+<!ENTITY jinja2-md5 "083d64f070f6f1b5f75971ae60240785">
 <!ENTITY jinja2-home "https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x/">
 <!ENTITY jinja2-fin-du "2.5 MB">
 <!ENTITY jinja2-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY kbd-version "2.7">
-<!ENTITY kbd-size "1,437 KB">
+<!ENTITY kbd-version "2.7.1">
+<!ENTITY kbd-size "1,438 KB">
 <!ENTITY kbd-url "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kbd/kbd-&kbd-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY kbd-md5 "bf40be5bea1b62e691410f5c6e0bbd6b">
+<!ENTITY kbd-md5 "f15673d9f748e58f82fa50cff0d0fd20">
 <!ENTITY kbd-home "https://kbd-project.org/">
 <!ENTITY kbd-fin-du "34 MB">
 <!ENTITY kbd-fin-sbu "0.1 SBU">
@@ -431,12 +431,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "6">
 <!ENTITY linux-minor-version "12">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "5">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "7">
 <!--<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;">-->
 <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
-<!ENTITY linux-size "144,535 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "144,501 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;.x/linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "33a827ff7dea6908e7615d0766f1018e">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "267a2cec0d794454a9f92a726280b56d">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "https://www.kernel.org/">
 <!-- measured for 6.10.1 / gcc-14.1.0 on x86_64 with -j4 : 
  minimum is allnoconfig 
@@ -503,10 +503,10 @@
 <!ENTITY markupsafe-fin-du "508 KB">
 <!ENTITY markupsafe-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY meson-version "1.6.0">
-<!ENTITY meson-size "2,225 KB">
+<!ENTITY meson-version "1.6.1">
+<!ENTITY meson-size "2,223 KB">
 <!ENTITY meson-url "&github;/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/&meson-version;/meson-&meson-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY meson-md5 "0031ea392f8ef97eeadfe1906c5cc5b4">
+<!ENTITY meson-md5 "397e29700c71f69d70fd2b5898620177">
 <!ENTITY meson-home "https://mesonbuild.com">
 <!ENTITY meson-fin-du "43 MB">
 <!ENTITY meson-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
@@ -585,10 +585,10 @@
 <!ENTITY pkgconf-fin-du "4.7 MB">
 <!ENTITY pkgconf-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY procps-ng-version "4.0.4">
-<!ENTITY procps-ng-size "1,369 KB">
+<!ENTITY procps-ng-version "4.0.5">
+<!ENTITY procps-ng-size "1,483 KB">
 <!ENTITY procps-ng-url "https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/files/Production/procps-ng-&procps-ng-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY procps-ng-md5 "2f747fc7df8ccf402d03e375c565cf96">
+<!ENTITY procps-ng-md5 "90803e64f51f192f3325d25c3335d057">
 <!ENTITY procps-ng-home "https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/">
 <!ENTITY procps-ng-fin-du "26 MB">
 <!ENTITY procps-ng-fin-sbu "0.1 SBU">
@@ -645,10 +645,10 @@
 <!ENTITY setuptools-fin-du "35 MB">
 <!ENTITY setuptools-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY shadow-version "4.16.0">
-<!ENTITY shadow-size "2,154 KB">
+<!ENTITY shadow-version "4.17.0">
+<!ENTITY shadow-size "2,164 KB">
 <!ENTITY shadow-url "&github;/shadow-maint/shadow/releases/download/&shadow-version;/shadow-&shadow-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY shadow-md5 "eb70bad3316d08f0d3bb3d4bbeccb3b4">
+<!ENTITY shadow-md5 "63920a6fb28305401a4ebbde09e88376">
 <!ENTITY shadow-home "&github;/shadow-maint/shadow/">
 <!ENTITY shadow-fin-du "112 MB">
 <!ENTITY shadow-fin-sbu "0.1 SBU">
@@ -679,10 +679,10 @@
 <!ENTITY systemd-fin-du   "267 MB">
 <!ENTITY systemd-fin-sbu  "0.8 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-version "3.11">
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-size "235 KB">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-version "3.12">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-size "236 KB">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-url "&github;/slicer69/sysvinit/releases/download/&sysvinit-version;/sysvinit-&sysvinit-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-md5 "cb4e4bdabd902b774c4d66a85e1f6209">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-md5 "4ade3bb661b94dcc9c0198ff8c02df6a">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-home "&savannah-nongnu;/projects/sysvinit">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-fin-du "2.8 MB">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
@@ -709,10 +709,10 @@
 <!ENTITY tcl-tmp-du "91 MB">
 <!ENTITY tcl-tmp-sbu "3.2 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY texinfo-version "7.1.1">
-<!ENTITY texinfo-size "5,443 KB">
+<!ENTITY texinfo-version "7.2">
+<!ENTITY texinfo-size "6,259 KB">
 <!ENTITY texinfo-url "&gnu;texinfo/texinfo-&texinfo-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY texinfo-md5 "e5fc595794a7980f98ce446a5f8aa273">
+<!ENTITY texinfo-md5 "11939a7624572814912a18e76c8d8972">
 <!ENTITY texinfo-home "&gnu-software;texinfo/">
 <!ENTITY texinfo-tmp-du "130 MB">
 <!ENTITY texinfo-tmp-sbu "0.2 SBU">
diff --git a/patches.ent b/patches.ent
index 7035044cd..0c1b18d0c 100644
--- a/patches.ent
+++ b/patches.ent
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 <!ENTITY readline-fixes-patch-size "13 KB">
 -->
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-consolidated-patch "sysvinit-&sysvinit-version;-consolidated-1.patch">
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-consolidated-patch-md5 "17ffccbb8e18c39e8cedc32046f3a475">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-consolidated-patch-md5 "3af8fd8e13cad481eeeaa48be4247445">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-consolidated-patch-size "2.5 KB">
 <!--
 <!ENTITY systemd-upstream-patch "systemd-&systemd-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch">