diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index da506d4ea..6d361698b 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2024-04-25</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[timtas] - Update to sysvinit-3.09. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;5466">#5466</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2024-03-19</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 107d0392d..f20ad67a1 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -690,12 +690,12 @@
 <!ENTITY systemd-fin-du   "247 MB">
 <!ENTITY systemd-fin-sbu  "0.7 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-version "3.08">
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-size "263 KB">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-version "3.09">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-size "234 KB">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-url "&github;/slicer69/sysvinit/releases/download/&sysvinit-version;/sysvinit-&sysvinit-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-md5 "81a05f28d7b67533cfc778fcadea168c">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-md5 "688074f8642c955469a0b1ecae5c488b">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-home "&savannah-nongnu;/projects/sysvinit">
-<!ENTITY sysvinit-fin-du "3.5 MB">
+<!ENTITY sysvinit-fin-du "2.5 MB">
 <!ENTITY sysvinit-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY tar-version "1.35">