diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9870f13..c6768ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/libservicelog-1.1.15.tar.gz
+SOURCES/libservicelog-1.1.16.tar.gz
diff --git a/.libservicelog.metadata b/.libservicelog.metadata
index c002496..1fdd5f6 100644
--- a/.libservicelog.metadata
+++ b/.libservicelog.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-169a72afbeff3a651d7951473d322285ee29117f SOURCES/libservicelog-1.1.15.tar.gz
+07e9a9bca6ef9e99293d92a8cf4d28bab8bce715 SOURCES/libservicelog-1.1.16.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/libservicelog.spec b/SPECS/libservicelog.spec
index 4cf4324..08ed7a7 100644
--- a/SPECS/libservicelog.spec
+++ b/SPECS/libservicelog.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           libservicelog
-Version:        1.1.15
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        1.1.16
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Servicelog Database and Library
 
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Obsoletes: libservicelog(ppc)
 # because of librtas-devel
 ExclusiveArch: ppc64 ppc64le
 
-
 # Link with needed libraries
 Patch0: libservicelog-1.1.15-libs.patch
 
@@ -49,16 +48,11 @@ autoreconf -fiv
 
 
 %install
-%{__rm} -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{__make} install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 
-
-%clean
-%{__rm} -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %pre
-getent group service >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd service
+getent group service >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd -r service
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -66,7 +60,6 @@ getent group service >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd service
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc COPYING AUTHORS
 %{_libdir}/libservicelog-*.so.*
 %dir %attr(755, root, service) /var/lib/servicelog
@@ -74,13 +67,16 @@ getent group service >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd service
 %config(noreplace) /var/lib/servicelog/servicelog.db
 
 %files devel
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_includedir}/servicelog-1
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/servicelog-1.pc
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 04 2016 Sinny Kumari <skumari@redhat.com> - 1.1.16-1
+- Resolves: BZ#1182029 - libservicelog package update
+- Resolves: BZ#1212991 - Installation of libservicelog creates a group gid 1000 called 'service'
+
 * Mon Nov 10 2014 Jakub Čajka <jcajka@redhat.com> - 1.1.15-2
 - Related: #1161551 - librtas package update - rebuild