diff --git a/_service b/_service
index f298d46..f731aff 100644
--- a/_service
+++ b/_service
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <param name="url">https://github.com/grafana/alloy</param>
     <param name="scm">git</param>
     <param name="exclude">.git</param>
-    <param name="revision">v1.5.1</param>
+    <param name="revision">v1.6.1</param>
     <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@</param>
     <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>
     <param name="changesgenerate">disable</param>
diff --git a/alloy-1.5.1.obscpio b/alloy-1.5.1.obscpio
deleted file mode 100644
index 17745d3..0000000
--- a/alloy-1.5.1.obscpio
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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-oid sha256:fd73f157411864a48d533d5417871fffabdc3403160a94a539727b97de58c1ec
-size 31807501
diff --git a/alloy-1.6.1.obscpio b/alloy-1.6.1.obscpio
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2fbb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alloy-1.6.1.obscpio
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:7267a1a975fb4bdd586d44ab21510e84d3b9a15b64f32e80442f4b57d0c3d17b
+size 27353101
diff --git a/alloy.changes b/alloy.changes
index 7a098db..22cc810 100644
--- a/alloy.changes
+++ b/alloy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,41 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 27 16:12:54 UTC 2025 - Johannes Kastl <opensuse_buildservice@ojkastl.de>
+
+- update to 1.6.1:
+  * Resolve issue with Beyla not starting. (1.6.0 regression)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 27 16:06:54 UTC 2025 - Johannes Kastl <opensuse_buildservice@ojkastl.de>
+
+- update to 1.6.0:
+  * Breaking changes
+    - Upgrade to OpenTelemetry Collector v0.116.0:
+      otelcol.processor.tailsampling: Change decision precedence
+      when using and_sub_policy and invert_match. For more
+      information, see the release notes for Alloy 1.6.
+  * Features
+    - Add otelcol.receiver.syslog component to receive otel logs in
+      syslog format (@dehaansa)
+    - Add support for metrics in otelcol.exporter.loadbalancing
+      (@madaraszg-tulip)
+    - Add add_cloudwatch_timestamp to
+      prometheus.exporter.cloudwatch metrics. (@captncraig)
+    - Add support to prometheus.operator.servicemonitors to allow
+      endpointslice role. (@yoyosir)
+    - Add otelcol.exporter.splunkhec allowing to export otel data
+      to Splunk HEC (@adlotsof)
+    - Add otelcol.receiver.solace component to receive traces from
+      a Solace broker. (@wildum)
+    - Add otelcol.exporter.syslog component to export logs in
+      syslog format (@dehaansa)
+    - (Experimental) Add a database_observability.mysql component
+      to collect mysql performance data. (@cristiangreco &
+      @matthewnolf)
+    - Add otelcol.receiver.influxdb to convert influx metric into
+      OTEL. (@EHSchmitt4395)
+    - Add a new /-/healthy endpoint which returns HTTP 500 if one
+      or more components are unhealthy. (@ptodev)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec  4 06:39:07 UTC 2024 - Johannes Kastl <opensuse_buildservice@ojkastl.de>
 
diff --git a/alloy.obsinfo b/alloy.obsinfo
index 20f0c34..fae167c 100644
--- a/alloy.obsinfo
+++ b/alloy.obsinfo
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name: alloy
-version: 1.5.1
-mtime: 1733240417
-commit: dc8a365f875da905e3e6070b279f1a41ce9db885
+version: 1.6.1
+mtime: 1737645229
+commit: 9a30f8ab7f7192306bcedf9811f62a5d18a712c8
diff --git a/alloy.spec b/alloy.spec
index 2806772..db4e91e 100644
--- a/alloy.spec
+++ b/alloy.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package alloy
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           alloy
-Version:        1.5.1
+Version:        1.6.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        OpenTelemetry Collector distribution with programmable pipelines
 License:        Apache-2.0
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Source1:        vendor.tar.gz
 Source2:        ui-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source3:        PACKAGING_README.md
 Source4:        Makefile
-BuildRequires:  go >= 1.22.5
+BuildRequires:  go >= 1.23.5
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd)
 BuildRequires:  user(alloy)
 # Require the system user and group
diff --git a/ui-1.5.1.tar.gz b/ui-1.5.1.tar.gz
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e6ec7c
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/vendor.tar.gz b/vendor.tar.gz
index 69ca617..a871389 100644
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@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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