diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 320d0d872..9a2106420 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>
 -->
+    <listitem>
+      <para>2007-06-12</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Upgrade to file-4.21, fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2017">#2017</ulink>.</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
 
     <listitem>
       <para>2007-06-10</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 1d4def910..ec746477a 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@
 <!ENTITY expect-ch5-du "4 MB">
 <!ENTITY expect-ch5-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
-<!ENTITY file-version "4.20">
-<!ENTITY file-size "536 KB">
+<!ENTITY file-version "4.21">
+<!ENTITY file-size "538 KB">
 <!ENTITY file-url "ftp://ftp.gw.com/mirrors/pub/unix/file/file-&file-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY file-md5 "402bdb26356791bd5d277099adacc006">
+<!ENTITY file-md5 "9e3503116f4269a1be70220ee2234b0e">
 <!ENTITY file-home " ">
-<!ENTITY file-ch6-du "7.5 MB">
+<!ENTITY file-ch6-du "7.9 MB">
 <!ENTITY file-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY findutils-version "4.2.30">