diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41eb5b7..d131189 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 clog
 /rpy2-2.5.6.tar.gz
 /rpy2-2.6.0.tar.gz
+/rpy2-2.6.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/rpy.spec b/rpy.spec
index 272e41b..56cd45e 100644
--- a/rpy.spec
+++ b/rpy.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:          rpy
 Summary:       Python interface to the R language
-Version:       2.6.0
+Version:       2.6.1
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 Url:           http://rpy.sourceforge.net/
 Source:        http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/r/%{name}2/%{name}2-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ popd
 %{python3_sitearch}/rpy2-%{version}*.egg-info
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 21 2015 José Matos <jamatos@fedoraproject.org> - 2.6.1-1
+- Update to 2.6.1
+
 * Fri Jun 19 2015 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 2.6.0-1
 - 2.6.0, R 3.2.1
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 158e085..033adf8 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-679898fbc832d4f05a5efcf1a7eb1a68  rpy2-2.6.0.tar.gz
+2febe7862a9a4fa0a43fc3f6851823e6  rpy2-2.6.1.tar.gz