diff --git a/general/sysutils/systemd.xml b/general/sysutils/systemd.xml
index 6da9b47b13..a912c83add 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/systemd.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/systemd.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
   <!--  <!ENTITY systemd-download-http "http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/systemd-&systemd-version;-&systemd-stable;.tar.xz"> For whenever we move to a stable snapshot for backports -->
   <!ENTITY systemd-download-http "https://github.com/systemd/systemd/archive/v&systemd-version;/systemd-&systemd-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY systemd-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY systemd-md5sum        "0e4f91b513d4b04e2c10a5173e5a87b2">
-  <!ENTITY systemd-size          "7.2 MB">
-  <!ENTITY systemd-buildsize     "222 MB (an additonal 11 MB for tests)">
-  <!ENTITY systemd-time          "2.2 SBU (&lt; 0.1 SBU for tests)">
+  <!ENTITY systemd-md5sum        "c5953c24c850b44fcf714326e567dc37">
+  <!ENTITY systemd-size          "7.3 MB">
+  <!ENTITY systemd-buildsize     "242 MB (with tests)">
+  <!ENTITY systemd-time          "2.7 SBU (with tests)">
 
 ]>
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <para>Estimated build time: &systemd-time;</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-
+    <!--
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
       <listitem>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         </para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-
+    -->
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">systemd Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@
 
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of systemd</title>
-
+    <!--
     <para>Apply a critical security patch for journald:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../systemd-&systemd-version;-security_fixes-2.patch</userinput></screen>
-
+    -->
     <para>Remove an unneeded group,
     <systemitem class="groupname">render</systemitem>, from the default udev
     rules:</para>
diff --git a/gnome.ent b/gnome.ent
index 4f1ac602a4..d7b6df7a5d 100644
--- a/gnome.ent
+++ b/gnome.ent
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 <!ENTITY gnome-shell-version               "3.30.2">
 <!ENTITY gnome-shell-extensions-version    "3.30.1">
 <!ENTITY gnome-session-version             "3.30.1">
-<!ENTITY gdm-version                       "3.30.2">
+<!ENTITY gdm-version                       "3.30.3">
 <!ENTITY gnome-user-docs-version           "3.30.2">
 <!ENTITY adwaita-icon-theme-version        "3.30.1">
 <!ENTITY gnome-icon-theme-version          "3.12.0">
diff --git a/gnome/platform/gdm.xml b/gnome/platform/gdm.xml
index 2e89491ae3..5326225f26 100644
--- a/gnome/platform/gdm.xml
+++ b/gnome/platform/gdm.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY gdm-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/gdm/&gnome-minor-30;/gdm-&gdm-version;.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY gdm-download-ftp  "&gnome-download-ftp;/gdm/&gnome-minor-30;/gdm-&gdm-version;.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY gdm-md5sum        "88ff692eabb779cd53246d559e767ad9">
+  <!ENTITY gdm-md5sum        "b60868258eab8c01badcc9c680234e8e">
   <!ENTITY gdm-size          "1.2 MB">
-  <!ENTITY gdm-buildsize     "42 MB">
-  <!ENTITY gdm-time          "0.3 SBU">
+  <!ENTITY gdm-buildsize     "44 MB">
+  <!ENTITY gdm-time          "0.4 SBU">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="gdm" xreflabel="GDM-&gdm-version;" revision="systemd">
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         </para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-    
+    <!--
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
       <listitem>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         </para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-
+    -->
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">GDM Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ passwd -ql gdm</userinput></screen>
       commands:
     </para>
 
-<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gdm-&gdm-version;-security_fix-1.patch &amp;&amp;
-
-./configure --prefix=/usr         \
+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr         \
             --sysconfdir=/etc     \
             --localstatedir=/var  \
             --without-plymouth    \
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index f8d3a5ff48..f3b8952453 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>March 13th, 2019</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem revision="systemd">
+          <para>[renodr] - Update to systemd-241. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;11670">#11670</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem revision="systemd">
+          <para>[renodr] - Update to gdm-3.30.3. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;11723">#11723</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[renodr] - Update to GCC-8.3.0 (and GCC-Ada-8.3.0). Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;11708">#11708</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 546ebf0ef9..73a3718f62 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ to avoid building libxml2 twice, which is slow with all deps -->
 <!ENTITY sg3_utils-version            "1.44">
 <!ENTITY strigi-version               "0.7.8">
 <!ENTITY sysstat-version              "12.1.3">
-<!ENTITY systemd-version              "240">
+<!ENTITY systemd-version              "241">
 <!--<!ENTITY systemd-stable               "6b4878d"> Unused for now -->
 <!ENTITY udisks-version               "1.0.5">    <!-- stable lt .90 micro version -->
 <!ENTITY udisks2-version              "2.8.2">    <!-- stable lt .90 micro version -->