diff --git a/appendices/dependencies.xml b/appendices/dependencies.xml
index 3a6cfd174..68c29a311 100644
--- a/appendices/dependencies.xml
+++ b/appendices/dependencies.xml
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@
         <segtitle>&before;</segtitle>
 
         <seglistitem>
-          <seg>None</seg>
+          <seg>OpenSSL</seg>
         </seglistitem>
       </segmentedlist>
 
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 1e1cb008a..804aca7bb 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>
 -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2015-12-29</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Add OpenSSL as optional kernel dependency. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3872">#3872</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to findutils-4.6.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3873">#3873</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to gettext-0.19.7. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3874">#3874</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
 
     <listitem>
       <para>2015-12-21</para>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 9cb077fed..f5a8c713e 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>File &file-version;</para>
     </listitem>
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>Findutils &findutils-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem>
       <para>Flex &flex-version;</para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index dbd561d4e..ae65884e9 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20151221">
+<!ENTITY version         "SVN-20151229">
 <!ENTITY short-version   "svn">  <!-- Used below in &blfs-book;. Change to x.y for release 
                                       but not -rc releases -->
-<!ENTITY releasedate     "December 21, 2015">
+<!ENTITY releasedate     "December 29, 2015">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate   "1999-2015"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not &ndash; -->
 <!ENTITY milestone       "7.9">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index bc6d40ba0..9f5e4ffb5 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@
 <!ENTITY file-ch6-du "14.2 MB">
 <!ENTITY file-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY findutils-version "4.4.2">
-<!ENTITY findutils-size "2,100 KB">
+<!ENTITY findutils-version "4.6.0">
+<!ENTITY findutils-size "3,692 KB">
 <!ENTITY findutils-url "&gnu;findutils/findutils-&findutils-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY findutils-md5 "351cc4adb07d54877fa15f75fb77d39f">
+<!ENTITY findutils-md5 "9936aa8009438ce185bea2694a997fc1">
 <!ENTITY findutils-home "&gnu-software;findutils/">
 <!ENTITY findutils-ch5-du "26 MB">
 <!ENTITY findutils-ch5-sbu "0.2 SBU">
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@
 <!ENTITY gdbm-ch6-du "9.0 MB">
 <!ENTITY gdbm-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY gettext-version "0.19.6">
-<!ENTITY gettext-size "6,718 KB">
+<!ENTITY gettext-version "0.19.7">
+<!ENTITY gettext-size "7,019 KB">
 <!ENTITY gettext-url "&gnu;gettext/gettext-&gettext-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY gettext-md5 "69d79254ee3b41df23f41c2f4fd720d9">
+<!ENTITY gettext-md5 "f81e50556da41b44c1d59ac93474dca5">
 <!ENTITY gettext-home "&gnu-software;gettext/">
 <!ENTITY gettext-ch5-du "152 MB">
 <!ENTITY gettext-ch5-sbu "0.9 SBU">