diff --git a/automake/build.sh b/automake/build.sh
index a83b787..686d17c 100755
--- a/automake/build.sh
+++ b/automake/build.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 ###########################################################
 # Check the following 4 variables before running the script
 topdir=automake
-version=1.15
+version=1.16.1
+aversion=${version%.*}
 pkgver=1
-source[0]=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/gnu/automake/$topdir-$version.tar.xz
+source[0]=https://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/$topdir/$topdir-$version.tar.xz
 # If there are no patches, simply comment this
 #patch[0]=
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ source[0]=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/gnu/automake/$topdir-$version.tar.xz
 
 # Global settings
 export PERL=$prefix/bin/perl
+# To allow configure and the testsuite to work properly
+export LD_OPTIONS="-L$prefix/lib"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$prefix/lib"
 
 reg prep
 prep()
diff --git a/automake/meta/ChangeLog b/automake/meta/ChangeLog
index 247da25..c2eebc8 100644
--- a/automake/meta/ChangeLog
+++ b/automake/meta/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 CHANGELOG
 ---------
+* Sun Mar 24 2019 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 1.16.1-1
+- Update to 1.16.1
+
 * Sat Mar 05 2016 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 1.15-1
 - Update to 1.15
 
diff --git a/automake/meta/pkgdef b/automake/meta/pkgdef
index 5d6dc4b..a337182 100644
--- a/automake/meta/pkgdef
+++ b/automake/meta/pkgdef
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ files(-,root,bin)
 default_docs
 $_bindir
 $_infodir
-$_sharedir/automake-1.15
-$_sharedir/aclocal-1.15
 $_sharedir/aclocal
+$_sharedir/automake-${aversion}
+$_sharedir/aclocal-${aversion}
 $_sharedir/doc/automake
 $_mandir/man1/aclocal*
 $_mandir/man1/automake*