diff --git a/Imath.changes b/Imath.changes
index 4c64ca5..40c85c7 100644
--- a/Imath.changes
+++ b/Imath.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec  6 20:47:37 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 3.1.6:
+  * Patch release with miscellaneous bug/doc/build fixes.
+  * [#269] fix memory leak in V3fArrayFromBuffer
+  * [#268] Add <cstdint> for int64_t
+  * [#263] Initialize x in testRoots.cpp:solve() to suppress compiler
+    warning
+  * [#262] Fix gcc compiler warning in testFun.cpp
+  * [#261] Test return value of extractSHRT to avoid uninitialized reference
+  * [#260] Fix example code so it compiles as is
+  * [#259] Cuda safety in several headers
+  * [#256] Fix markdown and typos in README.md
+  * [#255] Do not warn if half.h has already being included
+  * [#250] Fix compiler warnings on windows
+  * [#249] Remove irrelevant cvs ignore files
+  * [#248] Update sphinx version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun 21 20:25:38 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/Imath.spec b/Imath.spec
index 6d6b0e1..d114899 100644
--- a/Imath.spec
+++ b/Imath.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %global so_suffix -3_1
 %define sonum     29
 Name:           Imath
-Version:        3.1.5
+Version:        3.1.6
 Release:        0
 Summary:        C++ and Python Library of 2D and 3D Vector, Matrix, and Math Operations
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
diff --git a/v3.1.5.tar.gz b/v3.1.5.tar.gz
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diff --git a/v3.1.6.tar.gz b/v3.1.6.tar.gz
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