diff --git a/SPECS/python-six/python-six.signatures.json b/SPECS/python-six/python-six.signatures.json
index daead60bca..063d17387b 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-six/python-six.signatures.json
+++ b/SPECS/python-six/python-six.signatures.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
  "Signatures": {
-  "six-1.11.0.tar.gz": "70e8a77beed4562e7f14fe23a786b54f6296e34344c23bc42f07b15018ff98e9"
+  "six-1.16.0.tar.gz": "1e61c37477a1626458e36f7b1d82aa5c9b094fa4802892072e49de9c60c4c926"
  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SPECS/python-six/python-six.spec b/SPECS/python-six/python-six.spec
index 0726eb8af2..ba27dfef2e 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-six/python-six.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-six/python-six.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %{!?python3_sitelib: %define python3_sitelib %(python3 -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib;print(get_python_lib())")}
 
 Name:           python-six
-Version:        1.11.0
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Version:        1.16.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-xml
 %if %{with_check}
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  curl-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-pip
 %endif
 Requires:       python2
 Requires:       python2-libs
@@ -54,11 +55,9 @@ python2 setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 python3 setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 
 %check
-easy_install_2=$(ls /usr/bin |grep easy_install |grep 2)
-$easy_install_2 pytest
-python2 test_six.py
-pip3 install pytest
-python3 test_six.py
+export LANG=C.UTF-8
+pip install pytest
+%pytest test_six.py
 
 
 %files
@@ -71,36 +70,54 @@ python3 test_six.py
 %{python3_sitelib}/*
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Dec 03 2021 Thomas Crain <thcrain@microsoft.com>
+* Thu Feb 10 2022 Muhammad Falak <mwani@microsft.com>- 1.16.0-1
+- Bump verstion to 1.16.0
+- Add an explicit BR on `pip`
+- Use `%pytest` to enable ptest
+
+* Fri Dec 03 2021 Thomas Crain <thcrain@microsoft.com> - 1.11.0-6
 - Replace easy_install usage with pip in %%check sections
 
-*   Tue Jul 06 2021 Pawel Winogrodzki <pawelwi@microsoft.com> - 1.11.0-5
--   Adding an additional "Provides" for "python2-six" as it's the name expected by some packages.
--   Removed the "sha1" macro.
-*   Sat May 09 2020 Nick Samson <nisamson@microsoft.com> 1.11.0-4
--   Added %%license line automatically
-*   Tue Apr 07 2020 Paul Monson <paulmon@microsoft.com> 1.11.0-3
--   Initial CBL-Mariner import from Photon (license: Apache2).
--   Fix Source0. Fix URL. License verified.
-*   Mon Nov 26 2018 Tapas Kundu <tkundu@vmware.com> 1.11.0-2
--   Fix makecheck
-*   Sun Sep 09 2018 Tapas Kundu <tkundu@vmware.com> 1.11.0-1
--   Update to version 1.11.0
-*   Tue Jun 23 2017 Dheeraj Shetty <dheerajs@vmware.com> 1.10.0-8
--   Add python-setuptools to BuildRequires to avoid Update issues
-*   Wed Jun 21 2017 Xiaolin Li <xiaolinl@vmware.com> 1.10.0-7
--   Fix make check.
-*   Thu Jun 01 2017 Dheeraj Shetty <dheerajs@vmware.com> 1.10.0-6
--   Use python2 explicitly
-*   Wed Apr 05 2017 Sarah Choi <sarahc@vmware.com> 1.10.0-5
--   Remove python-setuptools from BuildRequires
-*   Mon Jan 09 2017 Xiaolin Li <xiaolinl@vmware.com> 1.10.0-4
--   Added python3 site-packages.
-*   Mon Oct 10 2016 ChangLee <changlee@vmware.com> 1.10.0-3
--   Modified %check
-*   Tue May 24 2016 Priyesh Padmavilasom <ppadmavilasom@vmware.com> 1.10.0-2
--   GA - Bump release of all rpms
-*   Thu Jan 21 2016 Anish Swaminathan <anishs@vmware.com> 1.10.0-1
--   Upgrade version
-*   Wed Mar 04 2015 Mahmoud Bassiouny <mbassiouny@vmware.com>
--   Initial packaging for Photon
+* Tue Jul 06 2021 Pawel Winogrodzki <pawelwi@microsoft.com> - 1.11.0-5
+- Adding an additional "Provides" for "python2-six" as it's the name expected by some packages.
+- Removed the "sha1" macro.
+
+* Sat May 09 2020 Nick Samson <nisamson@microsoft.com> 1.11.0-4
+- Added %%license line automatically
+
+* Tue Apr 07 2020 Paul Monson <paulmon@microsoft.com> 1.11.0-3
+- Initial CBL-Mariner import from Photon (license: Apache2).
+- Fix Source0. Fix URL. License verified.
+
+* Mon Nov 26 2018 Tapas Kundu <tkundu@vmware.com> 1.11.0-2
+- Fix makecheck
+
+* Sun Sep 09 2018 Tapas Kundu <tkundu@vmware.com> 1.11.0-1
+- Update to version 1.11.0
+
+* Tue Jun 23 2017 Dheeraj Shetty <dheerajs@vmware.com> 1.10.0-8
+- Add python-setuptools to BuildRequires to avoid Update issues
+
+* Wed Jun 21 2017 Xiaolin Li <xiaolinl@vmware.com> 1.10.0-7
+- Fix make check.
+
+* Thu Jun 01 2017 Dheeraj Shetty <dheerajs@vmware.com> 1.10.0-6
+- Use python2 explicitly
+
+* Wed Apr 05 2017 Sarah Choi <sarahc@vmware.com> 1.10.0-5
+- Remove python-setuptools from BuildRequires
+
+* Mon Jan 09 2017 Xiaolin Li <xiaolinl@vmware.com> 1.10.0-4
+- Added python3 site-packages.
+
+* Mon Oct 10 2016 ChangLee <changlee@vmware.com> 1.10.0-3
+- Modified %check
+
+* Tue May 24 2016 Priyesh Padmavilasom <ppadmavilasom@vmware.com> 1.10.0-2
+- GA - Bump release of all rpms
+
+* Thu Jan 21 2016 Anish Swaminathan <anishs@vmware.com> 1.10.0-1
+- Upgrade version
+
+* Wed Mar 04 2015 Mahmoud Bassiouny <mbassiouny@vmware.com>
+- Initial packaging for Photon
diff --git a/cgmanifest.json b/cgmanifest.json
index 5252bfb019..ceed14ca49 100644
--- a/cgmanifest.json
+++ b/cgmanifest.json
@@ -24544,8 +24544,8 @@
         "type": "other",
         "other": {
           "name": "python-six",
-          "version": "1.11.0",
-          "downloadUrl": "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/six/six-1.11.0.tar.gz"
+          "version": "1.16.0",
+          "downloadUrl": "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/six/six-1.16.0.tar.gz"
         }
       }
     },