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title: Spark Release 1.6.1
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tags: []
status: publish
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Spark 1.6.1 is a maintenance release containing stability fixes. This release is based on the branch-1.6 maintenance branch of Spark. We strongly recommend all 1.6.x users to upgrade to this stable release.

You can consult JIRA for the [detailed changes](http://s.apache.org/spark-1.6.1).

We would like to acknowledge all community members for contributing patches to this release.
---
layout: post
title: Spark Release 1.6.1
categories: []
tags: []
status: publish
type: post
published: true
meta:
  _edit_last: '4'
  _wpas_done_all: '1'
---

Spark 1.6.1 is a maintenance release containing stability fixes. This release is based on the branch-1.6 maintenance branch of Spark. We strongly recommend all 1.6.x users to upgrade to this stable release.

You can consult JIRA for the [detailed changes](http://s.apache.org/spark-1.6.1).

We would like to acknowledge all community members for contributing patches to this release.