diff --git a/lalframe-1.5.4.tar.xz b/lalframe-1.5.4.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 26e973d..0000000
--- a/lalframe-1.5.4.tar.xz
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:cce8d6eb2636d292769b975b62665731c70a2a65e6e3546280913328c8ccbdc9
-size 7387532
diff --git a/lalframe-1.6.0.tar.xz b/lalframe-1.6.0.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d91e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lalframe-1.6.0.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:0675811aea60e7c2679d67de60ef77cb9bbf6d3042a81538170c0c905fed0ba2
+size 7438228
diff --git a/lalframe.changes b/lalframe.changes
index 7e9808a..f44929c 100644
--- a/lalframe.changes
+++ b/lalframe.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jan  2 23:29:46 UTC 2022 - Atri Bhattacharya <badshah400@gmail.com>
+
+- Update to version 1.6.0:
+  * No release notes.
+- Drop support for python2 in keeping with upstream.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 26 22:55:04 UTC 2021 - Atri Bhattacharya <badshah400@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/lalframe.spec b/lalframe.spec
index d3ca33b..da87b1c 100644
--- a/lalframe.spec
+++ b/lalframe.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package lalframe
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@
 
 # NEP 29: python36-numpy and co. in TW are no more
 %define skip_python36 1
+# Py2 support dropped by upstream
+%define skip_python2 1
+
 %define shlib lib%{name}11
 # No support for octave >= 6
 %bcond_with octave
 Name:           lalframe
-Version:        1.5.4
+Version:        1.6.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        LSC Algorithm Frame Library for gravitational wave data analysis
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ This package provides the necessary files for using LAL Frame with octave.
 %autosetup -p1
 
 %build
-%{python_expand # Necessary to run %%configure with both py2 and py3
+%{python_expand # Necessary to run configure with multiple py3 flavours
 export PYTHON=$python
 mkdir ../${PYTHON}_build
 cp -pr ./ ../${PYTHON}_build