diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 35863a7..9f10a46 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 /pygal-1.4.6.tar.gz
 /pygal-1.5.0.tar.gz
 /pygal-1.5.1.tar.gz
+/pygal-1.6.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-pygal.spec b/python-pygal.spec
index fd00208..a488abf 100644
--- a/python-pygal.spec
+++ b/python-pygal.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %global modname pygal
 
 Name:               python-pygal
-Version:            1.5.1
+Version:            1.6.1
 Release:            1%{?dist}
 Summary:            A python svg graph plotting library
 
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ py.test pygal/test
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 19 2015 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 1.6.1-1
+- new version
+
 * Mon Nov 10 2014 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 1.5.1-1
 - Latest upstream RHBZ#1140143.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 6885b7c..691fd39 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-dcdd03fa76e8db3019beb15d1173e71b  pygal-1.5.1.tar.gz
+daacc41851930536a04884a502c4aef3  pygal-1.6.1.tar.gz