diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index af994339a6..60df781b83 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $Date$
      ensure you update the Heimdal package to the current
      BDB library names. -->
 <!ENTITY lfs-bdb-version              "4.5.20">
-<!ENTITY lfs-coreutils-version        "6.7">
+<!ENTITY lfs-coreutils-version        "6.9">
 <!ENTITY lfs-flex-version             "2.5.33">
 <!ENTITY lfs-perl-version             "5.8.8">
 <!ENTITY lfs-shadow-version           "4.0.18.1">