diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a9f10a..06b6312 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 /six-1.3.0.tar.gz
 /six-1.4.1.tar.gz
 /six-1.5.2.tar.gz
+/six-1.6.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-six.spec b/python-six.spec
index d5ff6af..b27416f 100644
--- a/python-six.spec
+++ b/python-six.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           python-six
-Version:        1.5.2
+Version:        1.6.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities
 
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 29 2014 Matthias Runge <mrugne@redhat.com> - 1.6.1-1
+- upgrade to 1.6.1 (rhbz#1076578)
+
 * Fri Mar 07 2014 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 1.5.2-1
 - upgrade to 1.5.2 (rhbz#1048819)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index d3790df..de4174e 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-322b86d0c50a7d165c05600154cecc0a  six-1.5.2.tar.gz
+07d606ac08595d795bf926cc9985674f  six-1.6.1.tar.gz