diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 1da5da04e..ea9a1aa91 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -633,9 +633,9 @@
 <!ENTITY sed-fin-sbu "0.5 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY shadow-version "4.9">
-<!ENTITY shadow-size "3,870 KB">
-<!ENTITY shadow-url "&github;/shadow-maint/shadow/releases/download/v&shadow-version;/shadow-&shadow-version;.tar.gz">
-<!ENTITY shadow-md5 "b3c150ebef96d46afd51ef244ef506c8">
+<!ENTITY shadow-size "1,592 KB">
+<!ENTITY shadow-url "&github;/shadow-maint/shadow/releases/download/v&shadow-version;/shadow-&shadow-version;.tar.xz">
+<!ENTITY shadow-md5 "126924090caf72f3de7e9261fd4e10ac">
 <!ENTITY shadow-home "https://shadow-maint.github.io/shadow/"> 
 <!ENTITY shadow-fin-du "45 MB">
 <!ENTITY shadow-fin-sbu "0.2 SBU">