diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index abcf7c7cf..a9b74d0dc 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@
     -->
 
     <listitem>
-      <para>2025-03-02</para>
+      <para>2025-03-05</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to vim-9.1.1166 (Security Update).  Fixes
-          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5666'>#5666</ulink>.</para>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - LFS-12.3 released.</para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter10/fstab.xml b/chapter10/fstab.xml
index ad835be30..8eb314b87 100644
--- a/chapter10/fstab.xml
+++ b/chapter10/fstab.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
   <quote>Default iocharset for FAT</quote> (<option>CONFIG_FAT_DEFAULT_IOCHARSET</option>).
   There is no way to specify these settings for the
   ntfs filesystem at kernel compilation time.</para>
+<!--
+  Obsolete since 2011.  barrier is the default for both ext3 and ext4.
 
   <para>It is possible to make the ext3 filesystem reliable across power
   failures for some hard disk types.  To do this, add the
@@ -123,5 +125,5 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
 
   <para>Note: Logical Volume Management (LVM) based partitions cannot use the
   <option>barrier</option> option.</para>
-
+-->
 </sect1>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index b3bce5ae8..09c98f613 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 <!ENTITY % rc          "IGNORE"> <!-- set to INCLUDE for rc,
                                       set to IGNORE for development or
                                        release -->
-<!ENTITY % relnum "11.3"><!-- must be given for release or rc -->
-<!ENTITY % reldate "March 1st, 2023"><!-- must ve given for release or rc -->
-<!ENTITY % crdate "1999-2022"><!-- must ve given for release or rc -->
+<!ENTITY % relnum "12.3"><!-- must be given for release or rc -->
+<!ENTITY % reldate "March 5th, 2025"><!-- must ve given for release or rc -->
+<!ENTITY % crdate "1999-2025"><!-- must ve given for release or rc -->
 <!ENTITY % rcnum  "0"><!-- must be given only for rc -->
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