diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index ac24ac30e..cb4e057fb 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
       <para>2010-01-24</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>[matthew] Update to lfs-bootscripts-20100124, which checks that
-          /dev isn't already mounted. Fixes
-          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2550">#2550</ulink>.</para>
+          <para>[matthew] Update to GRUB-1.97.2.
+          Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2556">#2556</ulink>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] Don't create /lib/udev/devices/kmsg as Udev >= 142
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 6905166fb..3259dfcaa 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@
 <!ENTITY groff-ch6-du "66 MB">
 <!ENTITY groff-ch6-sbu "0.7 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY grub-version "1.97.1">
+<!ENTITY grub-version "1.97.2">
 <!ENTITY grub-size "1.2 MB">
 <!ENTITY grub-url "&alpha-gnu;grub/grub-&grub-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY grub-md5 "66fe18cd9318e3d67a34d7b7a8e7b1f6">
+<!ENTITY grub-md5 "db4d23fb8897523a7e484e974ae3d1c9">
 <!ENTITY grub-home "&gnu-software;grub/">
-<!ENTITY grub-ch6-du "27.5 MB">
+<!ENTITY grub-ch6-du "27.6 MB">
 <!ENTITY grub-ch6-sbu "0.4 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY gzip-version "1.4">