diff --git a/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.SlackBuild b/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.SlackBuild
index d4fd57ae100..90d7b0bc4be 100644
--- a/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=libadwaita
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.5.2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.6.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.info b/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.info
index ff928a11be9..293409b72a9 100644
--- a/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.info
+++ b/libraries/libadwaita/libadwaita.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="libadwaita"
-VERSION="1.5.2"
+VERSION="1.6.1"
 HOMEPAGE="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita"
-DOWNLOAD="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita/-/archive/1.5.2/libadwaita-1.5.2.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="4bb7fe6b14ca199f3b4862968d34668c"
+DOWNLOAD="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita/-/archive/1.6.1/libadwaita-1.6.1.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="9d5e5dd89c76753c2189708a57a13526"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="AppStream"