diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6752d85..8abde29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 /v1.3.5.tar.gz
 /v1.5.2.tar.gz
 /v1.5.4.tar.gz
+/v1.6.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/blosc.spec b/blosc.spec
index 6bc6e35..a25db40 100644
--- a/blosc.spec
+++ b/blosc.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Summary: A high performance compressor optimized for binary data
 Name: blosc
-Version: 1.5.4
+Version: 1.6.1
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: MIT
 Source: https://github.com/FrancescAlted/blosc/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ install -p bench/plot-speeds.py ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/%{_bindir}/%{name}-plot-times
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May  6 2015 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 1.6.1-1
+- Update to 1.6.1 (#1211599)
+
 * Mon Apr 20 2015 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 1.5.4-1
 - Update to 1.5.4 (#1211599)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 82de3ec..b42de3f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1fd05533573ef176932b2c7a238af1db  v1.5.4.tar.gz
+38aba8f3fbad7041b6bc9915a3a694f0  v1.6.1.tar.gz