diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index b7b13af816..8d6998d662 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>March 17th, 2021</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to libcap-2.49. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;14770">#14770</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[pierre] - Patch dconf-editor so that it builds with
           vala-0.50.4.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 91ff7ddf6f..c7e436a8a8 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <!ENTITY gpgme-version                "1.15.1">
 <!ENTITY haveged-version              "1.9.14">
 <!ENTITY iptables-version             "1.8.7">
-<!ENTITY libcap-version               "2.48">
+<!ENTITY libcap-version               "2.49">
 <!ENTITY liboauth-version             "1.0.3">
 <!ENTITY linux-pam-version            "1.5.1">
 <!ENTITY linux-pam-docs-version       "1.5.1">
diff --git a/postlfs/security/libcap.xml b/postlfs/security/libcap.xml
index 23810cbb7e..2056d8315c 100644
--- a/postlfs/security/libcap.xml
+++ b/postlfs/security/libcap.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY libcap-download-http "&kernel-dl;/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/libcap-&libcap-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY libcap-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY libcap-md5sum        "ca71693a9abe4e0ad9cc33a755ee47e0">
-  <!ENTITY libcap-size          "132 KB">
-  <!ENTITY libcap-buildsize     "1.3 MB">
+  <!ENTITY libcap-md5sum        "b43ae3690fe4d2cb32e4d25c0983ecd3">
+  <!ENTITY libcap-size          "140 KB">
+  <!ENTITY libcap-buildsize     "1.4 MB">
   <!ENTITY libcap-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
 ]>