diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index b47a964928..8b0e0ed186 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "13">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "14">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "04">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2014">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
 <!ENTITY copyholder   "The BLFS Development Team">
 <!ENTITY version      "&year;-&month;-&day;">
-<!ENTITY releasedate  "April 13th, &year;">
+<!ENTITY releasedate  "April 14th, &year;">
 <!ENTITY pubdate      "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
 <!ENTITY blfs-version "svn">                  <!-- svn|[release #] -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-version  "development">          <!-- x.y|development] -->
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export -f as_root</userinput></screen>
 <!ENTITY zsh-version                  "5.0.5">
 
 <!-- Chapter 8 Virtualization -->
-<!ENTITY qemu-version                 "1.7.0">
+<!ENTITY qemu-version                 "1.7.1">
 
 <!-- Part III -->
 <!-- Chapter 9 -->
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index a758545b67..b577e7787a 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@
 
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>April 14th, 2014</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+       <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - qemu-1.7.1. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;4873">#4873</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>April 13th, 2014</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml b/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml
index 8caf0e550b..bc6ded1434 100644
--- a/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml
+++ b/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY qemu-download-http "http://wiki.qemu.org/download/qemu-&qemu-version;.tar.bz2">
   <!ENTITY qemu-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY qemu-md5sum        "32893941d40d052a5e649efcf06aca06">
+  <!ENTITY qemu-md5sum        "9541063d999cf9659ed7fdce71314f31">
   <!ENTITY qemu-size          "12 MB">
-  <!ENTITY qemu-buildsize     "215 MB">
-  <!ENTITY qemu-time          "1.7 SBU">
+  <!ENTITY qemu-buildsize     "198 MB">
+  <!ENTITY qemu-time          "1.9 SBU">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="qemu" xreflabel="qemu-&qemu-version;">
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ Device Drivers  ---&gt;
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of qemu</title>
 
-    <para>If <application>xorg</application> is not installed in
-    <filename class='directory'>/usr</filename>, then the linker needs to
-    be told where it is.  For example:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/xorg/lib</userinput></screen>
-
     <para>Install <application>qemu</application> by running the following
     commands:</para>