diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 22ca79b5d1..3282a9a49c 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "20">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "21">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "12">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2014">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
 <!ENTITY copyholder   "The BLFS Development Team">
 <!ENTITY version      "&year;-&month;-&day;">
-<!ENTITY releasedate  "December 20th, &year;">
+<!ENTITY releasedate  "December 21st, &year;">
 <!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
 <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-version  "development">          <!-- x.y|development] -->
diff --git a/general/prog/elfutils.xml b/general/prog/elfutils.xml
index ba3950399e..d841707e51 100644
--- a/general/prog/elfutils.xml
+++ b/general/prog/elfutils.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
   <!ENTITY elfutils-download-http
           "https://fedorahosted.org/releases/e/l/elfutils/&elfutils-version;/elfutils-&elfutils-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY elfutils-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY elfutils-md5sum        "7527f22dff8b1ac8c122cfc4d3d3bb1e">
-  <!ENTITY elfutils-size          "5.2 MB">
-  <!ENTITY elfutils-buildsize     "72 MB (additional 3 MB for the tests)">
-  <!ENTITY elfutils-time          "0.7 SBU (additional 0.2 SBU for the tests)">
+  <!ENTITY elfutils-md5sum        "e1b9847c9a6a1ad340de8d47a863ec52">
+  <!ENTITY elfutils-size          "5.3 MB">
+  <!ENTITY elfutils-buildsize     "94 MB (additional 3 MB for the tests)">
+  <!ENTITY elfutils-time          "0.8 SBU (additional 0.2 SBU for the tests)">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="elfutils" xreflabel="elfutils-&elfutils-version;">
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index b541c12b46..376ad7a1b1 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@
 
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>December 21st, 2014</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[igor] - Update to elfutils-0.161. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;5968">#5968</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>December 20th, 2014</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index e1894ce315..6b7098f4df 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 <!ENTITY cvs-version                  "1.11.23">
 <!ENTITY dejagnu-version              "1.5.1">
 <!ENTITY doxygen-version              "1.8.8">
-<!ENTITY elfutils-version             "0.160">
+<!ENTITY elfutils-version             "0.161">
 <!ENTITY expect-version               "5.45">
 <!ENTITY gcc-version                  "4.9.2">
 <!ENTITY gc-version                   "7.4.2">