diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 276cce4c2..0b3d53d66 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,36 @@
     appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
     -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2023-12-14</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to util-linux v2.39.3. Fixes
+           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5390'>#5390</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to python3-3.12.1. Fixes
+           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5392'>#5392</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to linux-6.6.7. Fixes
+           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5387'>#5387</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to kbd-2.6.4. Fixes
+           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5393'>#5393</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to bc-6.7.4. Fixes
+           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5389'>#5389</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Reformat util-linux configure parameters.  Fixes
+          <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5395'>#5395</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>2023-12-04</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/chapter07/util-linux.xml b/chapter07/util-linux.xml
index f5d4f7630..e2b59f1aa 100644
--- a/chapter07/util-linux.xml
+++ b/chapter07/util-linux.xml
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime    \
-            --libdir=/usr/lib    \
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --libdir=/usr/lib    \
             --runstatedir=/run   \
-            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
             --disable-chfn-chsh  \
             --disable-login      \
             --disable-nologin    \
@@ -63,7 +61,9 @@
             --disable-runuser    \
             --disable-pylibmount \
             --disable-static     \
-            --without-python</userinput></screen>
+            --without-python     \
+            ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
+            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version;</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
diff --git a/chapter08/util-linux.xml b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
index a980f8a12..5daaa9ffb 100644
--- a/chapter08/util-linux.xml
+++ b/chapter08/util-linux.xml
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
-            --bindir=/usr/bin    \
+<screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">./configure --bindir=/usr/bin    \
             --libdir=/usr/lib    \
             --runstatedir=/run   \
             --sbindir=/usr/sbin  \
@@ -63,11 +62,11 @@
             --disable-static     \
             --without-python     \
             --without-systemd    \
-            --without-systemdsystemunitdir \
+            --without-systemdsystemunitdir        \
+            ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version;</userinput></screen>
 
-<screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
-            --bindir=/usr/bin    \
+<screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">./configure --bindir=/usr/bin    \
             --libdir=/usr/lib    \
             --runstatedir=/run   \
             --sbindir=/usr/sbin  \
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@
             --disable-pylibmount \
             --disable-static     \
             --without-python     \
+            ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
             --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version;</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>The --disable and --without options prevent warnings about
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 3b4fff95b..47657e0e1 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
 <!ENTITY bash-fin-du "52 MB">
 <!ENTITY bash-fin-sbu "1.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY bc-version "6.7.3">
+<!ENTITY bc-version "6.7.4">
 <!ENTITY bc-size "456 KB">
 <!ENTITY bc-url "https://github.com/gavinhoward/bc/releases/download/&bc-version;/bc-&bc-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY bc-md5 "a2e39a5be32330bc2166b0e501668178">
+<!ENTITY bc-md5 "7826138b08c72f4618d6e48860101196">
 <!ENTITY bc-home "https://git.gavinhoward.com/gavin/bc">
 <!ENTITY bc-fin-du "7.7 MB">
 <!ENTITY bc-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@
 <!ENTITY jinja2-fin-du "3.4 MB">
 <!ENTITY jinja2-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY kbd-version "2.6.3">
-<!ENTITY kbd-size "1,468 KB">
+<!ENTITY kbd-version "2.6.4">
+<!ENTITY kbd-size "1,470 KB">
 <!ENTITY kbd-url "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kbd/kbd-&kbd-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY kbd-md5 "4764775cac0415f1d35a0cd311249941">
+<!ENTITY kbd-md5 "e2fd7adccf6b1e98eb1ae8d5a1ce5762">
 <!ENTITY kbd-home "https://kbd-project.org/">
 <!ENTITY kbd-fin-du "35 MB">
 <!ENTITY kbd-fin-sbu "0.1 SBU">
@@ -440,12 +440,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "6">
 <!ENTITY linux-minor-version "6">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "3">
+<!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 "136,763 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "136,748 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;.x/linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "3a760f5ac7d37b62dda9a4ca89f5fd96">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "ab2e3e953d3394b461b775b325fbc621">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "https://www.kernel.org/">
 <!-- measured for 6.5.3 / gcc-13.2.0 on x86_64 with -j4 : minimum is
  allnoconfig + some configs we recommend for the users, rounded down to
@@ -604,19 +604,19 @@
 <!-- If python minor version changes, updates in python and
      meson pages will be needed: python3.6 and python3.6m -->
 
-<!ENTITY python-version "3.12.0">
+<!ENTITY python-version "3.12.1">
 <!ENTITY python-minor "3.12">
-<!ENTITY python-size "20,093 KB">
+<!ENTITY python-size "20,102 KB">
 <!ENTITY python-url "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/&python-version;/Python-&python-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY python-md5 "f6f4616584b23254d165f4db90c247d6">
+<!ENTITY python-md5 "50f827c800483776c8ef86e6a53831fa">
 <!ENTITY python-home "https://www.python.org/">
 <!ENTITY python-tmp-du "533 MB">
 <!ENTITY python-tmp-sbu "0.4 SBU">
 <!ENTITY python-fin-du "370 MB">
 <!ENTITY python-fin-sbu "1.9 SBU">
 <!ENTITY python-docs-url "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/doc/&python-version;/python-&python-version;-docs-html.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY python-docs-md5 "ae9d19bb613ae8ef2457496bd2893915">
-<!ENTITY python-docs-size "8,009 KB">
+<!ENTITY python-docs-md5 "d5c21b804c219b06256495eae30fd153">
+<!ENTITY python-docs-size "7,998 KB">
 
 <!ENTITY readline-version "8.2">
 <!ENTITY readline-soversion "8.2"><!-- used for stripping -->
@@ -734,10 +734,10 @@
 <!ENTITY udev-lfs-home    " ">
 
 <!ENTITY util-linux-minor "2.39">
-<!ENTITY util-linux-version "2.39.2"> <!-- 2.33.x -->
-<!ENTITY util-linux-size "8,167 KB">
+<!ENTITY util-linux-version "2.39.3"> <!-- 2.33.x -->
+<!ENTITY util-linux-size "8,327 KB">
 <!ENTITY util-linux-url "&kernel;linux/utils/util-linux/v&util-linux-minor;/util-linux-&util-linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY util-linux-md5 "2feb3e7c306f336a3d22a182dfffc942">
+<!ENTITY util-linux-md5 "f3591e6970c017bb4bcd24ae762a98f5">
 <!ENTITY util-linux-home "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/">
 <!ENTITY util-linux-tmp-du "169 MB">
 <!ENTITY util-linux-tmp-sbu "0.2 SBU">