diff --git a/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata b/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata
index 25fec6a..632cf1f 100644
--- a/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata
+++ b/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6dc0615e247552e24619dcbef0828fe3a46e4272 SOURCES/v1.4.0.tar.gz
+7b507cd8550f6014b5bfa5e313ea6dc6c89a5666 SOURCES/v1.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb84e4a..5828a56 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/v1.4.0.tar.gz
+SOURCES/v1.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec b/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec
index f38988a..df943ba 100644
--- a/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec
+++ b/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 %{!?_modulesloaddir:%global _modulesloaddir %{_usr}/lib/modules-load.d}
 
 Name: fuse-overlayfs
-Version: 1.4.0
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Version: 1.6
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: FUSE overlay+shiftfs implementation for rootless containers
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: %{git0}
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ modprobe fuse > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_modulesloaddir}/fuse-overlayfs.conf
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 01 2021 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.6-1
+- update to https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs/releases/tag/v1.6
+- Related: #1954702
+
 * Thu May 13 2021 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.4.0-3
 - revert back to the state of 3.0-8.4.0
 - Related: #1954702