diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/files/0001-pyiec61850-Use-CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR-from-GNUInstallD.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/files/0001-pyiec61850-Use-CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR-from-GNUInstallD.patch
index e778e8158b..a33a6248a7 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/files/0001-pyiec61850-Use-CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR-from-GNUInstallD.patch
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/files/0001-pyiec61850-Use-CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR-from-GNUInstallD.patch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] pyiec61850: Use CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR from GNUInstallDirs in
 This ensures that it gets installed in platform specified system libdir
 all platforms do not use /usr/lib as assumed here e.g. ppc64 uses lib64
 
-Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/pull/376]
+Upstream-Status: Denied [https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850/pull/376 - closed without a word]
 Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
 ---
  pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt | 6 ++++--
@@ -15,15 +15,21 @@ Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
 
 --- a/pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ endif()
+@@ -31,14 +31,9 @@ swig_add_library(pyiec61850
  
- swig_link_libraries(iec61850 ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${LIBS})
+ swig_link_libraries(pyiec61850 ${LIBS})
  
--install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/iec61850.py DESTINATION /usr/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages)
--install(TARGETS _iec61850 LIBRARY DESTINATION /usr/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages)
+-# Finding python modules install path
+-execute_process(
+-	COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} -c
+-	"from sysconfig import get_path; import sys; sys.stdout.write(get_path('platlib'))"
+-	OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYTHON_SITE_DIR
+-)
 +include(GNUInstallDirs)
-+
-+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/iec61850.py DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages)
-+install(TARGETS _iec61850 LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}//python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages)
  
- add_test(test_pyiec61850 ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/test_pyiec61850.py)
+-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pyiec61850.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_DIR})
+-install(TARGETS pyiec61850 LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_DIR})
++install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pyiec61850.py DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}/site-packages)
++install(TARGETS pyiec61850 LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/python${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}/site-packages)
+ 
+ add_test(test_pyiec61850 ${Python_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/test_pyiec61850.py)
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/files/0001-pyiec61850-don-t-break-CMAKE_INSTALL_PATH-by-trying-.patch b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/files/0001-pyiec61850-don-t-break-CMAKE_INSTALL_PATH-by-trying-.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f0490cb80..0000000000
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/files/0001-pyiec61850-don-t-break-CMAKE_INSTALL_PATH-by-trying-.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-From d4ddfc7a350011b7944ed8d6bca80f164dfd1387 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Romain Naour <romain.naour@smile.fr>
-Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:08:34 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] pyiec61850: don't break CMAKE_INSTALL_PATH by trying to find
- python modules install path (site-packages)
-
-https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1242904/finding-python-site-packages-directory-with-cmake
-
-Signed-off-by: Romain Naour <romain.naour@smile.fr>
----
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-
- pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt | 11 ++---------
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt b/pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt
-index 159ef4b..d1732a1 100644
---- a/pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -31,14 +31,7 @@ endif()
- 
- swig_link_libraries(iec61850 ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${LIBS})
- 
--# Finding python modules install path
--execute_process(
--	COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c
--	"from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; import sys; sys.stdout.write(get_python_lib())"
--	OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYTHON_SITE_DIR
--)
--
--install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/iec61850.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_DIR})
--install(TARGETS _iec61850 LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_DIR})
-+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/iec61850.py DESTINATION /usr/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages)
-+install(TARGETS _iec61850 LIBRARY DESTINATION /usr/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages)
- 
- add_test(test_pyiec61850 ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/test_pyiec61850.py)
--- 
-2.31.1
-
diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/libiec61850_1.5.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/libiec61850_1.6.1.bb
similarity index 72%
rename from meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/libiec61850_1.5.3.bb
rename to meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/libiec61850_1.6.1.bb
index cfded66e41..c46ed88d83 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/libiec61850_1.5.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-connectivity/libiec61850/libiec61850_1.6.1.bb
@@ -13,25 +13,25 @@ SECTION = "console/network"
 LICENSE = "GPL-3.0-only"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504"
 DEPENDS = "swig-native python3"
-SRCREV = "6f557c490f0b46ab5d7ef1b01bb3bc9fab3f442f"
+SRCREV = "a13961110b8238d2d8ea577c1fb7592ba3017ad8"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mz-automation/${BPN}.git;branch=v1.5;protocol=https \
-           file://0001-pyiec61850-don-t-break-CMAKE_INSTALL_PATH-by-trying-.patch \
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/mz-automation/${BPN}.git;branch=v1.6;protocol=https;tag=v${PV} \
            file://0001-pyiec61850-Use-CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR-from-GNUInstallD.patch \
 "
 
 
-inherit cmake pkgconfig python3-dir python3native siteinfo
+inherit cmake pkgconfig python3-dir python3native siteinfo python3targetconfig
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE = " \
     -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
     -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON \
+    -DPYTHON_BASEVERSION=${PYTHON_BASEVERSION} \
 "
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-python = " python3-core "
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = " python3-core "
 
 FILES:${PN} += " \
-    ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/iec61850.py \
-    ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/_iec61850.so \
+    ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/pyiec61850.py \
+    ${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}/_pyiec61850.so \
 "