diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07ee554..83f46d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 /pbr-0.11.0.tar.gz
 /pbr-1.3.0.tar.gz
 /pbr-1.5.0.tar.gz
+/pbr-1.6.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-pbr.spec b/python-pbr.spec
index 027118a..11d234d 100644
--- a/python-pbr.spec
+++ b/python-pbr.spec
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
-Version:        1.5.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        1.6.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python Build Reasonableness
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{python_sitelib}/pbr/tests
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 31 2015 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 1.6.0-1
+- update to upstream 1.6.0 (rhbz#1249840)
+
 * Sat Aug 15 2015 Alan Pevec <alan.pevec@redhat.com> 1.5.0-1
 - Update to upstream 1.5.0
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 81e88b9..8474f84 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e2d24853397c1c6c9b20db212ff2084b  pbr-1.5.0.tar.gz
+a9a0fc1c8ecabdf057eef5ff98d1ea71  pbr-1.6.0.tar.gz