diff --git a/kate-16.08.3.tar.xz b/kate-16.08.3.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 112dc16..0000000
--- a/kate-16.08.3.tar.xz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:be4befb137749378be39fd239050f997687fc6ee80a0d9cc8cdf9eb5cc544e77
-size 1869724
diff --git a/kate-16.12.0.tar.xz b/kate-16.12.0.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5e9c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kate-16.12.0.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:3f332e19bd1d1ec7f08b6d7cd640b38498a3c8004b61ebe1af0129292c4fe658
+size 1871448
diff --git a/kate.changes b/kate.changes
index 05b3e91..8b40d6d 100644
--- a/kate.changes
+++ b/kate.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 13 19:33:57 UTC 2016 - tittiatcoke@gmail.com
+
+- Update to KDE Applications 16.12.0
+   * KDE Applications 16.12.0 
+   * https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.12.0.php
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Dec  3 16:10:26 UTC 2016 - tittiatcoke@gmail.com
+
+- Update to KDE Applications 16.11.90
+   * KDE Applications 16.12.0 RC
+   * https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.12-rc.php
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 29 12:21:36 UTC 2016 - tittiatcoke@gmail.com
+
+- Update to KDE Applications 16.11.80
+   * KDE Applications 16.12.0 Beta
+   * https://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-16.12-beta.php
+
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov  9 20:54:35 UTC 2016 - wbauer@tmo.at
 
diff --git a/kate.spec b/kate.spec
index 31d20aa..19f563e 100644
--- a/kate.spec
+++ b/kate.spec
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@
 
 %define _appstreamkpackage 0%(cat %{_kf5_libdir}/cmake/KF5Package/KF5PackageMacros.cmake | grep -q 'appstream-metainfo' && echo 1)
 Name:           kate
-Version:        16.08.3
+Version:        16.12.0
 Release:        0
+%define kf5_version 5.26.0
+# Latest stable Applications (e.g. 16.08 in KA, but 16.12.0 in KUA)
+%{!?_kapp_version: %global _kapp_version %(echo %{version}| awk -F. '{print $1"."$2}')}
 Summary:        Advanced Text Editor
 License:        GPL-2.0+
+# FIXME: use correct group, see "https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Package_group_guidelines"
 Group:          Productivity/Editors/Other
 Url:            http://www.kde.org/
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires:  kwallet-framework-devel
 BuildRequires:  kwindowsystem-devel
 BuildRequires:  kxmlgui-devel
 BuildRequires:  libgit2-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  plasma-framework-devel
 BuildRequires:  threadweaver-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Core) >= 5.4.0
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ Kate is an advanced text editor for KDE.
 
 %package -n kwrite
 Summary:        KDE Text Editor
+# FIXME: use correct group, see "https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Package_group_guidelines"
 Group:          Productivity/Editors/Other
 Requires:       %{name}-plugins = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      kwrite5 < %{version}
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ KWrite is the default text editor of the K desktop environment.
 
 %package plugins
 Summary:        KDE Text Editor plugins
+# FIXME: use correct group, see "https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Package_group_guidelines"
 Group:          Productivity/Editors/Other
 Obsoletes:      kate5-plugins < %{version}
 
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@ Kate is an advanced text editor for KDE. This package contains
 plugins and data files for Kate and KWrite editors.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q 
+%setup -q
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build
@@ -89,7 +96,6 @@ plugins and data files for Kate and KWrite editors.
   %kf5_makeinstall -C build
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
-
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files
@@ -110,23 +116,23 @@ plugins and data files for Kate and KWrite editors.
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc COPYING* README*
 %{_kf5_bindir}/kwrite
+%{_kf5_sharedir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/kwrite.*
 %{_kf5_applicationsdir}/org.kde.kwrite.desktop
+%{_kf5_appstreamdir}/org.kde.kwrite.appdata.xml
 %dir %{_kf5_htmldir}/en
 %dir %{_kf5_htmldir}
 %doc %{_kf5_htmldir}/en/kwrite/
-%{_kf5_sharedir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/kwrite.*
-%{_kf5_appstreamdir}/org.kde.kwrite.appdata.xml
 
 %files plugins
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc COPYING* README*
+%if 0%{?_appstreamkpackage}
+%{_kf5_appstreamdir}/org.kde.plasma.katesessions.appdata.xml
+%endif
 %{_kf5_plugindir}/
 %{_kf5_sharedir}/kateproject/
 %{_kf5_sharedir}/katexmltools/
 %{_kf5_sharedir}/plasma/
 %{_kf5_servicesdir}/
-%if 0%{?_appstreamkpackage}
-%{_kf5_appstreamdir}/org.kde.plasma.katesessions.appdata.xml
-%endif
 
 %changelog