diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index ab22b20..1b77c72 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 patch-2.5.4.tar.gz
 patch-2.6.tar.xz
+patch-2.6.1.tar.xz
diff --git a/patch-2.6.1.tar.xz.sig b/patch-2.6.1.tar.xz.sig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fee87dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch-2.6.1.tar.xz.sig
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
+Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux)
+
+iEYEABECAAYFAks7frsACgkQ9+hy/rlxVNONpwCgr0yqYFoW0Q1USWGBcA8dGNEn
+XUMAn1RB5jT/EoiNi9ZrjawqxAT83JzB
+=/8JO
+-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
diff --git a/patch-2.6.tar.xz.sig b/patch-2.6.tar.xz.sig
deleted file mode 100644
index 23b7e79..0000000
--- a/patch-2.6.tar.xz.sig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
-Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux)
-
-iEYEABECAAYFAkr9aWMACgkQ9+hy/rlxVNMK0wCgg0Jg3HqcXm2Eh8jR66YADk8L
-Si8AmwZ1EDTTvYmeQmae0zrYK6+4HRTR
-=KgtY
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diff --git a/patch-best-name.patch b/patch-best-name.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 810e403..0000000
--- a/patch-best-name.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
---- patch-2.6/src/pch.c	2009-11-02 19:09:57.000000000 +0000
-+++ patch-2.6-4-ge2218ac/src/pch.c	2009-12-22 23:03:27.000000000 +0000
-@@ -195,23 +195,22 @@
- }
- 
- static bool
--maybe_reverse (char const *name, bool nonexistent, bool empty)
-+maybe_reverse (char const *name, bool nonexistent, bool is_empty)
- {
--  bool is_empty = nonexistent || empty;
--  bool r;
-+  bool looks_reversed = (! is_empty) < p_says_nonexistent[reverse ^ is_empty];
- 
--  r = (! is_empty) < p_says_nonexistent[reverse ^ is_empty]
--      && ok_to_reverse ("The next patch%s would %s the file %s,\nwhich %s!",
--			reverse ? ", when reversed," : "",
--			(nonexistent ? "delete"
--			 : empty ? "empty out"
--			 : "create"),
--			quotearg (name),
--			(nonexistent ? "does not exist"
--			 : empty ? "is already empty"
--			 : "already exists"));
--  reverse ^= r;
--  return r;
-+  if (looks_reversed)
-+    reverse ^=
-+      ok_to_reverse ("The next patch%s would %s the file %s,\nwhich %s!",
-+		     reverse ? ", when reversed," : "",
-+		     (nonexistent ? "delete"
-+		      : is_empty ? "empty out"
-+		      : "create"),
-+		     quotearg (name),
-+		     (nonexistent ? "does not exist"
-+		      : is_empty ? "is already empty"
-+		      : "already exists"));
-+  return looks_reversed;
- }
- 
- /* True if the remainder of the patch file contains a diff of some sort. */
-@@ -638,6 +637,7 @@
- 
- 	if (! posixly_correct)
- 	  {
-+	    /* The best of all existing files. */
- 	    i = best_name (p_name, stat_errno);
- 
- 	    if (i == NONE && patch_get)
-@@ -680,12 +680,10 @@
- 		    }
- 	      }
- 
--	    if (i != NONE && st[i].st_size > 0)
--	      i0 = i;
- 	    if (i0 != NONE
--		&& ! maybe_reverse (p_name[i0], i == NONE,
--				    i == NONE || st[i].st_size == 0))
--	      i = i0;
-+	        && maybe_reverse (p_name[i0], i == NONE,
-+				  i == NONE || st[i].st_size == 0))
-+		i = i0;
- 
- 	    if (i == NONE && p_says_nonexistent[reverse])
- 	      {
-@@ -706,6 +704,7 @@
- 		  if (p_name[i])
- 		    distance_from_minimum[i] = newdirs[i] - newdirs_min;
- 
-+		/* The best of the filenames which create the fewest directories. */
- 		i = best_name (p_name, distance_from_minimum);
- 	      }
- 	  }
diff --git a/patch.spec b/patch.spec
index 0e4245f..37752fa 100644
--- a/patch.spec
+++ b/patch.spec
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 Summary: Utility for modifying/upgrading files
 Name: patch
-Version: 2.6
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Version: 2.6.1
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/patch/patch.html
 Group: Development/Tools
 Source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/patch-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch1: patch-2.5.4-sigsegv.patch
-Patch2: patch-best-name.patch
 Patch100: patch-selinux.patch
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel
+BuildRequires: ed
 
 %description
 The patch program applies diff files to originals.  The diff command
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ applications.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1 -b .sigsegv
-%patch2 -p1 -b .best-name
 %patch100 -p1 -b .selinux
 
 %build
@@ -57,6 +56,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan  4 2010 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 2.6.1-1
+- 2.6.1 (bug #551569).  No longer need best-name patch.
+
 * Thu Dec 24 2009 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 2.6-2
 - Applied upstream patch to prevent incorrect filename being chosen
   when adding a new file (bug #549122).
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index a05172a..1dd45ef 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ee5ae84d115f051d87fcaaef3b4ae782  patch-2.5.4.tar.gz
-d9d62cb7b98a8a17e42dab910fd2adc9  patch-2.6.tar.xz
+057d78436e858c3ed086a544f5e1fe7e  patch-2.6.1.tar.xz