diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index f04c6ec74..2a1044e9f 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2025-02-27</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] -  LFS-12.1-rc2 released.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to zstd-1.5.7.  Fixes
           <ulink url='&lfs-ticket-root;5652'>#5652</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index b3bce5ae8..6d8920b1f 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <!-- Editing  up to the line of ==== should be enough
      to generate a book for development, release, or rc-->
-<!ENTITY % development "INCLUDE"><!-- set to INCLUDE for development,
+<!ENTITY % development "IGNORE"><!-- set to INCLUDE for development,
                                       set to IGNORE for release or rc -->
 <!ENTITY % release     "IGNORE"> <!-- set to INCLUDE for release,
                                       set to IGNORE for development or rc -->
-<!ENTITY % rc          "IGNORE"> <!-- set to INCLUDE for rc,
+<!ENTITY % rc          "INCLUDE"> <!-- 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 % rcnum  "0"><!-- must be given only for rc -->
+<!ENTITY % relnum "12.3"><!-- must be given for release or rc -->
+<!ENTITY % reldate "February 27th, 2025"><!-- must ve given for release or rc -->
+<!ENTITY % crdate "1999-2025"><!-- must ve given for release or rc -->
+<!ENTITY % rcnum  "2"><!-- must be given only for rc -->
 <!-- ================================================================== -->
 <!-- Do not change anything below unless the www or book layouts change -->
 
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index eb4de2500..d23947e78 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@
 <!ENTITY less-fin-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-version "20240825">      <!-- Scripts depend on this format -->
-<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-size "BOOTSCRIPTS-SIZE KB">
+<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-size "33 KB">
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-url "&downloads-root;lfs-bootscripts-&lfs-bootscripts-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-md5 "BOOTSCRIPTS-MD5SUM">
+<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-md5 "a236eaa9a1f699bc3fb6ab2acd7e7b6c">
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-home " ">
-<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-cfg-du "BOOTSCRIPTS-INSTALL-KB KB">
+<!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-cfg-du "244 KB">
 <!ENTITY lfs-bootscripts-cfg-sbu "less than 0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY libcap-version "2.73">