diff --git a/.fabtests.metadata b/.fabtests.metadata
index 6e46b34..0bcc7f0 100644
--- a/.fabtests.metadata
+++ b/.fabtests.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0c885f1a66b38732933f95aece0df5db9f0db5bb SOURCES/fabtests-1.5.3.tar.bz2
+33c260e3121199aee009d73a781f48e90981c548 SOURCES/fabtests-1.6.1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e522c9..2a9e7e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/fabtests-1.5.3.tar.bz2
+SOURCES/fabtests-1.6.1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/SPECS/fabtests.spec b/SPECS/fabtests.spec
index 84ddc59..8f36cf7 100644
--- a/SPECS/fabtests.spec
+++ b/SPECS/fabtests.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: fabtests
-Version: 1.5.3
+Version: 1.6.1
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: Test suite for libfabric API
 License: GPLv2 or BSD
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 %{_prefix}/share/fabtests/test_configs
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun  5 2018 Honggang Li <honli@redhat.com> - 1.6.1-1
+- Rebase to latest release 1.6.1
+- Resolves: bz1575467
+
 * Fri Jan 12 2018 Honggang Li <honli@redhat.com> - 1.5.3-1
 - Rebase to upstream release 1.5.3
 - Resolves: bz1533297