diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 150436dc2..043cf25ed 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2013-12-22</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Update to Linux-3.12.6. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3452">#3452</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Update to Tzdata-2013i. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3451">#3451</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 3871fc9f5..1e5e0f41d 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -339,12 +339,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "3">
 <!ENTITY linux-minor-version "12">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "5">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "6">
 <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
 <!--<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;">-->
-<!ENTITY linux-size "74,597 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "74,606 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;.x/linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "5b5330f657f562f7bef6da100a7133b1">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "ab2fcc368e20d804e77970196154fb9e">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!-- measured for 3.9.0 / gcc-4.8.0 on x86_64 : minimum is
  allnoconfig extended for a hopefully-bootable build on desktop machine,