diff --git a/axel-2.16.1.tar.xz b/axel-2.16.1.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c9cf93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/axel-2.16.1.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:d34094eb63eaebc989f96eabdda091dcfb28e840bb8d274a5f216775941f59e4
+size 194772
diff --git a/axel-2.16.tar.xz b/axel-2.16.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 387aecd..0000000
--- a/axel-2.16.tar.xz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:bd65f8d8add34ab61ce1fb9e1c7b1c3449b1cfd981ce48aeee218e755ba0d6fb
-size 192068
diff --git a/axel.changes b/axel.changes
index 1a46680..bacdb67 100644
--- a/axel.changes
+++ b/axel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar 10 08:47:25 UTC 2018 - sebix+novell.com@sebix.at
+
+- update to version 2.16.1:
+ * no noteable changes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Nov 26 16:20:54 UTC 2017 - aavindraa@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/axel.spec b/axel.spec
index f017de5..af9b5b4 100644
--- a/axel.spec
+++ b/axel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package axel
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 
 %{!?license: %global license %doc}
 Name:           axel
-Version:        2.16
+Version:        2.16.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Lightweight Download Accelerator
-License:        GPL-2.0+
+License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Other
 Url:            http://axel.alioth.debian.org/
 Source:         https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/download/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz