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diff --git a/spack-0.16.2.tar.gz b/spack-0.16.2.tar.gz
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diff --git a/spack.changes b/spack.changes
index 8ef35c5..2e080fb 100644
--- a/spack.changes
+++ b/spack.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 25 08:55:42 UTC 2021 - Christian Goll <cgoll@suse.com>
+
+- update to version 0.16.1
+  * Major performance improvement for spack load and other commands.
+  * spack fetch is now environment-aware. (#19166)
+  * Numerous fixes for the new, clingo-based concretizer.
+  * Supoprt for automatically bootstrapping clingo from source.
+  * Python 3.10 support: collections.abc
+  * Fix import issues by using __import__ instead of Spack package import.
+  * Bugfixes and --source-dir argument for spack location.
+  * Better support for externals in shared prefixes.
+  * spack build-env now prefers specs defined in the active environment. 
+  * Remove erroneous warnings about quotes in from_sourcing_files.
+  * Fix clearing cache of InternalConfigScope.
+  * Bugfix for active when pkg is already active error.
+  * Make SingleFileScope able to repopulate the cache after clearing it.
+  * Channelflow: Fix the package.
+  * More descriptive error message for bugs in package.py
+  * Use package-supplied autogen.sh
+  * Respect -k/verify-ssl-false in _existing_url method.
+ 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May  3 06:34:46 UTC 2021 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/spack.spec b/spack.spec
index 658f149..033695c 100644
--- a/spack.spec
+++ b/spack.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 # non oss packages
 %define spack_trigger_external cuda-nvcc
 Name:           spack
-Version:        0.16.1
+Version:        0.16.2
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Package manager for HPC systems
 License:        Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND Python-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause