diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 09ae51376..eb7be9d10 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2011-12-01</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to E2fsprogs-1.42. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2973">#2973</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Linux-3.1.4. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2970">#2970</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 1557bbc3c..672a86587 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Diffutils &diffutils-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>E2fsprogs &e2fsprogs-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Expect &expect-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 49cab4dea..840804230 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@
 <!-- NOTE: When updating e2fsprogs, remember to check the list
      of acceptable features that can be shown by debugfs in
      chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml -->
-<!ENTITY e2fsprogs-version "1.41.14">
-<!ENTITY e2fsprogs-size "4,406 KB">
+<!ENTITY e2fsprogs-version "1.42">
+<!ENTITY e2fsprogs-size "5,576 KB">
 <!ENTITY e2fsprogs-url "&sourceforge;e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-&e2fsprogs-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY e2fsprogs-md5 "05f70470aea2ef7efbb0845b2b116720">
+<!ENTITY e2fsprogs-md5 "a3c4ffd7352310ab5e9412965d575610">
 <!ENTITY e2fsprogs-home "http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/">
 <!--
 <!ENTITY e2fsprogs-ch5-du "38 MB">