diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b3e6705..c45ac86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/newt-0.52.15.tar.gz
+/newt-0.52.16.tar.gz
diff --git a/newt-options.patch b/newt-options.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d359414..0000000
--- a/newt-options.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-commit 6c7007a6a2662f12eca3b8008651e4d8b0de6539
-Author: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com>
-Date:   Fri Apr 5 15:58:53 2013 +0200
-
-    add missing whiptail options to help and man page
-
-diff --git a/whiptail.1 b/whiptail.1
-index 41ab640..ea212a8 100644
---- a/whiptail.1
-+++ b/whiptail.1
-@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ The dialog box will open with the cursor over the
- Set  the default item in a menu box.
- Normally the first item in the box is the default.
- .TP
--.B \-\-fb
-+\fB\-\-fb\fR, \fB\-\-fullbuttons\fR
- Use full buttons. (By default, 
- .B whiptail
- uses compact buttons). 
-@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ The menu, checklist and radiolist widgets will display tags only, not
- the item strings. The menu widget still needs some items specified,
- but checklist and radiolist expect only tag and status.
- .TP
-+.B \-\-notags
-+Don't display tags in the menu, checklist and radiolist widgets.
-+.TP
- .BI \-\-separate\-output
- For checklist widgets, output result one line at a time, with no
- quoting.  This facilitates parsing by another program.
-@@ -144,6 +147,12 @@ Force the display of a vertical scrollbar.
- .BI \-\-topleft
- Put window in top-left corner.
- .TP
-+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-+Print a help message and exit.
-+.TP
-+\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-+Print version information and exit.
-+.TP
- .B Box Options
- .TP
- .BI \-\-yesno " text height width"
-diff --git a/whiptail.c b/whiptail.c
-index a631bc4..7932d8b 100644
---- a/whiptail.c
-+++ b/whiptail.c
-@@ -51,19 +51,22 @@ static void usage(int err) {
- 	       "\t--clear				clear screen on exit\n"
- 	       "\t--defaultno			default no button\n"	
- 	       "\t--default-item <string>		set default string\n"
--	       "\t--fb				use full buttons\n"
-+	       "\t--fb, --fullbuttons		use full buttons\n"
- 	       "\t--nocancel			no cancel button\n"
- 	       "\t--yes-button <text>		set text of yes button\n"
- 	       "\t--no-button <text>		set text of no button\n"
- 	       "\t--ok-button <text>		set text of ok button\n"
- 	       "\t--cancel-button <text>		set text of cancel button\n"
--	       "\t--noitem			display tags only\n"
-+	       "\t--noitem			don't display items\n"
-+	       "\t--notags			don't display tags\n"
- 	       "\t--separate-output		output one line at a time\n"
- 	       "\t--output-fd <fd>		output to fd, not stdout\n"
- 	       "\t--title <title>			display title\n"
- 	       "\t--backtitle <backtitle>		display backtitle\n"
- 	       "\t--scrolltext			force vertical scrollbars\n"
--	       "\t--topleft			put window in top-left corner\n\n"));
-+	       "\t--topleft			put window in top-left corner\n"
-+	       "\t-h, --help			print this message\n"
-+	       "\t-v, --version			print version information\n\n"));
-     exit(err ? DLG_ERROR : 0 );
- }
- 
diff --git a/newt.spec b/newt.spec
index 27a0b08..0d0a13b 100644
--- a/newt.spec
+++ b/newt.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")}
 Summary: A library for text mode user interfaces
 Name: newt
-Version: 0.52.15
+Version: 0.52.16
 Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/newt/
 Source: https://fedorahosted.org/released/newt/newt-%{version}.tar.gz
-Patch1: newt-options.patch
 BuildRequires: popt-devel python-devel slang-devel
 BuildRequires: docbook-utils
 Provides: snack = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ providing a python API for creating text mode ionterfaces.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch1 -p1 -b .options
 
 %build
 # gpm support seems to smash the stack w/ we use help in anaconda??
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 742beee..ec75f23 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-343ee3a0fd0eacdb7c508a1e1cfabf65  newt-0.52.15.tar.gz
+6ce923015cf87ef2c17779d24692f573  newt-0.52.16.tar.gz