diff --git a/system/devel/automake/pspec.xml b/system/devel/automake/pspec.xml
index 7feb31ee..ab68a33f 100644
--- a/system/devel/automake/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/devel/automake/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>app:console</IsA>
         <Summary>A tool for automatically generating Makefile.in files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards</Summary>
         <Description>Automake is a tool for automatically generating Makefile.in files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="45632d466c16ecf18d9c18dc4be883cde59acb59" type="tarxz">mirrors://gnu/automake/automake-1.15.1.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="1012bc79956013d53da0890f8493388a6cb20831" type="tarxz">mirrors://gnu/automake/automake-1.16.1.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>perl</Dependency>
             <Dependency>autoconf</Dependency>
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+		<Update release="6">
+            <Date>2019-10-01</Date>
+            <Version>1.16.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>Idris Kalp</Name>
+            <Email>idriskalp@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="5">
             <Date>2018-07-15</Date>
             <Version>1.15.1</Version>