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title: Spark Release 1.6.1
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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.