diff --git a/bluez-5.60.tar.xz b/bluez-5.60.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e9a607..0000000
--- a/bluez-5.60.tar.xz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:710999580d01ee59ec585e5e7c07fd94eddedc001aa26fe7464c546f9d945304
-size 2124312
diff --git a/bluez-5.61.tar.xz b/bluez-5.61.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..813d6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bluez-5.61.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:83afd6c52179554bfeabbcb538fec2eb6be90a8ac3c40871b49d7ad8b49c423b
+size 2137412
diff --git a/bluez.changes b/bluez.changes
index 562f3e5..c593d86 100644
--- a/bluez.changes
+++ b/bluez.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 24 06:57:14 UTC 2021 - Stefan Seyfried <seife+obs@b1-systems.com>
+
+- update to version 5.61:
+  * Fix issue with A2DP while waiting for command response.
+  * Fix issue with A2DP when SetConfiguration fails.
+  * Fix issue with device removal handling.
+  * Fix issue with storing discoverable setting.
+  * Add support for Central Address Resolution characteristic.
+  * Add support for admin policy plugin.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 10 09:49:45 UTC 2021 - Stefan Seyfried <seife+obs@b1-systems.com>
 
diff --git a/bluez.spec b/bluez.spec
index 0d2e063..f3c31d4 100644
--- a/bluez.spec
+++ b/bluez.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 %bcond_without bluez_deprecated
 #
 Name:           bluez
-Version:        5.60
+Version:        5.61
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Bluetooth Stack for Linux
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ Patch4:         bluez-disable-broken-tests.diff
 Patch5:         bluez-test-2to3.diff
 #
 # patches boorrowed from fedora's package, for compatibility with newer glib and glibc
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550
 Patch6:         0002-Use-g_memdup2-everywhere.patch
+%endif
 Patch7:         0005-media-rename-local-function-conflicting-with-pause-2.patch
 #
 # Move 43xx firmware path for RPi3 bluetooth support bsc#1140688
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ autoreconf -fi
 	--enable-tools		\
 	--enable-cups		\
 	--enable-hid2hci        \
+	--enable-admin		\
 %if %{with mesh}
 	--enable-mesh		\
 %endif