diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 0c4e87f20..c1e2baaa2 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2006-11-25</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to File-4.18. Fixes
+           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;1910">#1910</ulink></para>
+         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Coreutils-6.6. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;1919">#1919</ulink></para>
diff --git a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
index 085167b59..2bc9e5c1b 100644
--- a/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
+++ b/chapter01/whatsnew.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
     <!--<listitem>
       <para>Expect &expect-version;</para>
     </listitem>-->
-    <!--<listitem>
+    <listitem>
       <para>File &file-version;</para>
-    </listitem>-->
+    </listitem>
     <listitem>
       <para>Findutils &findutils-version;</para>
     </listitem>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index c99cbed1c..2df3f6788 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@
 <!ENTITY expect-ch5-du "4 MB">
 <!ENTITY expect-ch5-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY file-version "4.17">
-<!ENTITY file-size "544 KB">
+<!ENTITY file-version "4.18">
+<!ENTITY file-size "524 KB">
 <!ENTITY file-url "ftp://ftp.gw.com/mirrors/pub/unix/file/file-&file-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY file-md5 "50919c65e0181423d66bb25d7fe7b0fd">
+<!ENTITY file-md5 "ce1aa9b0316feb57d40a48cfe6b606e4">
 <!ENTITY file-home " ">
 <!ENTITY file-ch6-du "7.5 MB">
 <!ENTITY file-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">