diff --git a/programming/library/libnvme/actions.py b/programming/library/libnvme/actions.py
index 2b9377ced8..dd0d804d45 100644
--- a/programming/library/libnvme/actions.py
+++ b/programming/library/libnvme/actions.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import mesontools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
-    mesontools.configure("-Dpython=enabled -Dlibdbus=enabled")
+    mesontools.configure("-Dpython=enabled -Dlibdbus=enabled -Dliburing=enabled")
 
 def build():
     mesontools.build()
diff --git a/programming/library/libnvme/pspec.xml b/programming/library/libnvme/pspec.xml
index 277fb1e6d6..8cb6a213d5 100644
--- a/programming/library/libnvme/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/library/libnvme/pspec.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE PISI SYSTEM "http://pisilinux.org/projeler/pisi/pisi-spec.dtd">
+<!DOCTYPE PISI SYSTEM "https://pisilinux.org/projeler/pisi/pisi-spec.dtd">
 <PISI>
     <Source>
         <Name>libnvme</Name>
@@ -13,25 +13,25 @@
         <Summary>C Library for NVM Express on Linux</Summary>
         <Icon>libnvme</Icon>
         <Description>This is the libnvme development C library. libnvme provides type definitions for NVMe specification structures, enumerations, and bit fields, helper functions to construct, dispatch, and decode commands and payloads, and utilities to connect, scan, and manage nvme devices on a Linux system.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="1e059f0a46264b2989ba510e1cb32e2585fd2c72" type="targz">https://github.com/linux-nvme/libnvme/archive/refs/tags/v1.15.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="f900568699e4653686fc66666d3c00243df358ff" type="targz">https://github.com/linux-nvme/libnvme/archive/refs/tags/v1.16.1.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-            <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>swig</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>meson</Dependency>
             <Dependency>asciidoc</Dependency>
             <Dependency>keyutils</Dependency>
             <Dependency>dbus-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>json-c-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>openssl-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>liburing-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <!--
-        <Patches>
-            <Patch>libnvme.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">libnvme.patch</Patch>
-        </Patches>
-        -->
+                <Patches>
+                        <Patch>libnvme.patch</Patch>
+                        <Patch level="1">libnvme.patch</Patch>
+                </Patches>
+                -->
     </Source>
-
     <Package>
         <Name>libnvme</Name>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@
             <Dependency>json-c</Dependency>
             <Dependency>openssl</Dependency>
             <Dependency>keyutils</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>liburing</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
-            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/libnvme*</Path>
+            <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/libnvme*</Path>
             <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
@@ -50,11 +52,12 @@
         <Name>libnvme-devel</Name>
         <Summary>Development files for libnvme</Summary>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="current">libnvme</Dependency>
             <Dependency>keyutils</Dependency>
             <Dependency>dbus-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>json-c-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>openssl-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>liburing-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="current">libnvme</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include</Path>
@@ -63,6 +66,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="8">
+            <Date>2026-04-05</Date>
+            <Version>1.16.1</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump</Comment>
+            <Name>Pisi Linux Community</Name>
+            <Email>admin@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="7">
             <Date>2025-07-26</Date>
             <Version>1.15</Version>