diff --git a/mate-applets.spec b/mate-applets.spec
index ad1a269..50ba132 100644
--- a/mate-applets.spec
+++ b/mate-applets.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           mate-applets
-Version:        1.6.1
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Version:        1.6.2
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        MATE Desktop panel applets
 License:        GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://mate-desktop.org
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ Source0:        http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/1.6/%{name}-%{version}.tar.
 
 #Add patch to fix cpufreq compilation (Thanks Wolfgang)
 Patch0:  cpufreq.patch
-# ready for upower-1.0
-# pull request at upstream
-# https://github.com/NiceandGently/mate-applets/commit/f17654d
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 20
-Patch1:  mate-applets_upower-1.0.patch
-Patch2:  mate-applets_fix-upower-version.patch
-Patch3:  mate-applets_use-g_signal-notify.patch
-%endif
 
 BuildRequires: mate-character-map-devel
 BuildRequires: libgtop2-devel
@@ -40,6 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires: mate-notification-daemon
 BuildRequires: mate-panel-devel
 BuildRequires: polkit-devel
 BuildRequires: pygtk2-devel
+BuildRequires: pygobject3-devel
 BuildRequires: rarian-compat
 BuildRequires: startup-notification-devel
 Buildrequires: upower-devel
@@ -56,13 +49,7 @@ MATE Desktop panel applets
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .cpufreq
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 20
-%patch1 -p1 -b .upower
-%patch2 -p1 -b .fix-upower-version
-%patch3 -p1 -b .use-g_signal-notify
-%endif
-NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
-
+autoreconf -fi
 
 %build
 %configure   \
@@ -181,6 +168,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 1 2014 Wolfgang Ulbrich <chat-to-me@raveit.de> - 1.6.2-1
+- update to 1.6.2 release
+- remove upstreamed upower patches
+
 * Sun Nov 10 2013 Wolfgang Ulbrich <chat-to-me@raveit.de> - 1.6.1-8
 - improve upower-1.0 adjustments