diff --git a/gnome/libadwaita/.SRCINFO b/gnome/libadwaita/.SRCINFO
index 5eeebe80ff..be6549870f 100644
--- a/gnome/libadwaita/.SRCINFO
+++ b/gnome/libadwaita/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 pkgbase = libadwaita
 	pkgdesc = Building blocks for modern adaptive GNOME applications
-	pkgver = 1.5.2
+	pkgver = 1.6.1
 	pkgrel = 1
 	epoch = 1
 	url = https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libadwaita/
 	arch = x86_64
+	arch = powerpc64le
+	arch = powerpc64
+	arch = powerpc
+	arch = riscv64
 	license = LGPL-2.1-or-later
 	checkdepends = weston
 	makedepends = gi-docgen
@@ -21,8 +25,8 @@ pkgbase = libadwaita
 	depends = graphene
 	depends = gtk4
 	depends = pango
-	source = git+https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita.git#tag=1.5.2
-	b2sums = 90d75193d117489e4b688bab30257e9989b0d88669a82b82ebd52de675b76b4a50746a3cb35bb7bc9b91f8b61f0edbcd2cd7643485c622906ed134a02220e193
+	source = git+https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita.git#tag=1.6.1
+	b2sums = 1a4ffa1274c64b0c10f3a534c297861eea23a78bce88046c199fc32e2d1ce6f7725510c310b5d74765c955e6d1d1628d0af83b195647898fefa847d45f900a2c
 
 pkgname = libadwaita
 	depends = appstream
diff --git a/gnome/libadwaita/.nvchecker.toml b/gnome/libadwaita/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25047437f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome/libadwaita/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[libadwaita]
+source = "git"
+git = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita.git"
+include_regex = '\d+(\.\d+)*'
+from_pattern = '\.([a-z])'
+to_pattern = '\1'
diff --git a/gnome/libadwaita/PKGBUILD b/gnome/libadwaita/PKGBUILD
index fabe2dd4b1..920227a726 100644
--- a/gnome/libadwaita/PKGBUILD
+++ b/gnome/libadwaita/PKGBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pkgname=(
   libadwaita-demos
   libadwaita-docs
 )
-pkgver=1.5.2
+pkgver=1.6.1
 pkgrel=1
 epoch=1
 pkgdesc="Building blocks for modern adaptive GNOME applications"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ makedepends=(
 )
 checkdepends=(weston)
 source=("git+https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita.git#tag=${pkgver/[a-z]/.&}")
-b2sums=('90d75193d117489e4b688bab30257e9989b0d88669a82b82ebd52de675b76b4a50746a3cb35bb7bc9b91f8b61f0edbcd2cd7643485c622906ed134a02220e193')
+b2sums=('1a4ffa1274c64b0c10f3a534c297861eea23a78bce88046c199fc32e2d1ce6f7725510c310b5d74765c955e6d1d1628d0af83b195647898fefa847d45f900a2c')
 
 prepare() {
   cd $pkgname
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ build() {
 }
 
 check() (
-  export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="$PWD/runtime-dir" WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-5
-
+  export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="$PWD/runtime-dir"
   mkdir -p -m 700 "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
-  weston --backend=headless-backend.so --socket=$WAYLAND_DISPLAY --idle-time=0 &
+
+  export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wl-$pkgbase-$RANDOM
+  weston --backend=headless --socket=$WAYLAND_DISPLAY --idle-time=0 &
   _w=$!
 
   trap "kill $_w; wait" EXIT