diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 721ae75..2069b95 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ octave-3.2.4.tar.bz2
 /octave-3.4.2.tar.bz2
 /octave-3.4.3.tar.bz2
 /octave-3.6.0.tar.bz2
+/octave-3.6.1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/octave-3.6.0-loadsave.patch b/octave-3.6.0-loadsave.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 925650f..0000000
--- a/octave-3.6.0-loadsave.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/load-save.cc b/src/load-save.cc
---- a/src/load-save.cc
-+++ b/src/load-save.cc
-@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
-   std::string orig_fname = "";
- 
-   // Function called with Matlab-style ["filename", options] syntax
--  if (argc > 1 && argv[1].at(0) != '-')
-+  if (argc > 1 && ! argv[1].empty () && argv[1].at(0) != '-')
-     {
-       orig_fname = argv[1];
-       i++;
-diff --git a/test/test_io.m b/test/test_io.m
---- a/test/test_io.m
-+++ b/test/test_io.m
-@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@
- %!
- %! delete matrix.ascii;
- 
-+%!error <unable to find file> load ("")
-+
- %% FIXME: This test is disabled as it writes to stdout and there is no easy
- %% way to recover output.  Need to spawn new octave process and pipe stdout
- %% somewhere to treat this case.
diff --git a/octave.spec b/octave.spec
index 2ce6b48..38630ec 100644
--- a/octave.spec
+++ b/octave.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %global octave_api api-v48+
 
 Name:           octave
-Version:        3.6.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        3.6.1
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high-level language for numerical computations
 Epoch:          6
 Group:          Applications/Engineering
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Source1:        macros.octave
 # https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?32839
 # Fix building packages from directories
 Patch2:         octave-3.4.0-pkgbuilddir.patch
-# Fix load-save
-Patch3:         octave-3.6.0-loadsave.patch
 URL:            http://www.octave.org
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ This package contains documentation for Octave.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch2 -p1 -b .pkgbuilddir
-%patch3 -p1 -b .loadsave
 
 # Check permissions
 find -name *.cc -exec chmod 644 {} \;
@@ -248,6 +245,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 22 2012 Orion Poplawski <orion[AT]cora.nwra com> - 6:3.6.1-1
+- Update to 3.6.1.
+
 * Thu Feb 9 2012 Orion Poplawski <orion[AT]cora.nwra com> - 6:3.6.0-2
 - Rebuild with pcre 8.30
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index f2638dc..314cc7b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-095386ff5233b3daf7ff9ff78dc1334f  octave-3.6.0.tar.bz2
+b543dd5ca743cba8c1d3474b1b99ae41  octave-3.6.1.tar.bz2