diff --git a/.ceph.metadata b/.ceph.metadata
index 8de24cf..9feb3a1 100644
--- a/.ceph.metadata
+++ b/.ceph.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0442c17a30e4186910df44137f321d9ca9287b0e  SOURCES/ceph-16.1.0-944-ge53ee8bd.tar.bz2
+d5ca6a096d550e7a91c68518d7006f7f72bd1f0d  SOURCES/ceph-16.1.0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb39b07..94bbe55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ Create a src.rpm with:
 
 To build:
 
-    $ cbs build [--scratch] storage8-ceph-pacific-el8 ceph-16.1.0-0.1.snapshot.el8.src.rpm
+    $ cbs build [--scratch] storage8-ceph-pacific-el8 ceph-16.1.0-2.el8.src.rpm
 
diff --git a/SPECS/ceph.spec b/SPECS/ceph.spec
index 5972f24..bc308d4 100644
--- a/SPECS/ceph.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ceph.spec
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 #################################################################################
 Name:		ceph
 Version:	16.1.0
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
 Epoch:		2
 %endif
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ BuildRequires:  %{luarocks_package_name}
 %if 0%{with make_check}
 BuildRequires:	jq
 BuildRequires:	libuuid-devel
-BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-bcrypt
+BuildRequires:	python-bcrypt
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-nose
-BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pecan
+BuildRequires:	python-pecan
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-requests
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-dateutil
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-coverage
@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ BuildRequires:	xmlsec1-nss
 %endif
 BuildRequires:	xmlsec1-openssl
 BuildRequires:	xmlsec1-openssl-devel
-BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-cherrypy
+BuildRequires:	python-cherrypy
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-jwt
-BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-routes
+BuildRequires:	python-routes
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-scipy
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-werkzeug
 BuildRequires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyOpenSSL
@@ -571,9 +571,9 @@ Requires:	ceph-mgr = %{_epoch_prefix}%{version}-%{release}
 Requires:	ceph-grafana-dashboards = %{_epoch_prefix}%{version}-%{release}
 Requires:	ceph-prometheus-alerts = %{_epoch_prefix}%{version}-%{release}
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-cherrypy
+Requires:	python-cherrypy
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-jwt
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-routes
+Requires:	python-routes
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-werkzeug
 %if 0%{?weak_deps}
 Recommends:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-saml
@@ -614,13 +614,13 @@ BuildArch:	noarch
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 Group:		System/Filesystems
 %endif
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-bcrypt
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pecan
+Requires:	python-bcrypt
+Requires:	python-pecan
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyOpenSSL
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-requests
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-dateutil
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-cherrypy
+Requires:	python-cherrypy
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyyaml
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-werkzeug
 %endif
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ Summary:	Ceph Manager module for Rook-based orchestration
 Group:		System/Filesystems
 %endif
 Requires:	ceph-mgr = %{_epoch_prefix}%{version}-%{release}
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-kubernetes
+Requires:	python-kubernetes
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-jsonpatch
 %description mgr-rook
 ceph-mgr-rook is a ceph-mgr module for orchestration functions using
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ Summary:	Ceph Manager module to orchestrate ceph-events to kubernetes' events AP
 Group:		System/Filesystems
 %endif
 Requires:	ceph-mgr = %{_epoch_prefix}%{version}-%{release}
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-kubernetes
+Requires:	python-kubernetes
 %description mgr-k8sevents
 ceph-mgr-k8sevents is a ceph-mgr module that sends every ceph-events
 to kubernetes' events API
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ BuildArch:	noarch
 Group:		System/Filesystems
 %endif
 Requires:	ceph-mgr = %{_epoch_prefix}%{version}-%{release}
-Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-remoto
+Requires:	python-remoto
 Requires:	cephadm = %{_epoch_prefix}%{version}-%{release}
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 Requires:	openssh
@@ -2461,6 +2461,9 @@ exit 0
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/prometheus/ceph/ceph_default_alerts.yml
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Mar 27 2021 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 2:16.1.0-2
+- 16.1.0 RC, misc python3-* -> python-*
+
 * Thu Mar 25 2021 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 2:16.1.0-1
 - 16.1.0 RC