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-size 641172
diff --git a/blosc-1.6.2.tar.gz b/blosc-1.6.2.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/python-blosc.changes b/python-blosc.changes
index 470fa98..d443c3e 100644
--- a/python-blosc.changes
+++ b/python-blosc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Dec 22 02:14:28 UTC 2018 - Todd R <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
+
+- Update to 1.6.2
+  * Fixed `numpy` import in `toplevel.py`, this makes python-blosc usable without
+  numpy once again.
+- Update to 1.6.1
+  * Updated C-Blosc to 1.14.3
+  * Adding support for aarch64
+  * `unpack_array` can now accepts keyword arguments. This allows decompressing
+    pickled arrays that were compressed with Python 2.x using Python 3.x. Thanks
+    to Simba Nyatsanga and Juan Maree.
+  * Implemented `get_blocksize()`, thanks to Alberto Sabater
+  * Seperate compilation of codecs, thanks to Robert McLeod
+  * Removal of Numpy dependencies, thanks to Robert McLeod
+  * Allow codecs to be included by using environment variables, thanks to
+    Robert McLeod
+  * Don't compile snappy by default, thanks to Robert McLeod
+  * Update cpuinfo.py to use dmesg.boot, thanks to Prakhar Goel
+  * Allow SSE2 and AVX2 detection to be disabled via environment variables,
+    thanks to Lorenzo Bolla
+  * Varios minor fixes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 18 11:54:58 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-blosc.spec b/python-blosc.spec
index e45ff69..63eedc8 100644
--- a/python-blosc.spec
+++ b/python-blosc.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-blosc
-Version:        1.5.1
+Version:        1.6.2
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Blosc data compressor for Python
 License:        MIT
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module psutil}
 # /SECTION
 Requires:       blosc-devel
-Requires:       python-numpy
+Recommends:     python-numpy
 ExclusiveArch:  %ix86 x86_64
 %python_subpackages