diff --git a/cloud_gcp/BUILD.bazel b/cloud_gcp/BUILD.bazel
index edf4112354..1986e4409c 100644
--- a/cloud_gcp/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/cloud_gcp/BUILD.bazel
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test_deps = _SCALA_TEST_DEPS + [
 
 java_import(
     name = "iceberg_bigquery_catalog_lib",
-    jars = ["iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.5.2-1.0.1-beta.jar"],
+    jars = ["iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.6.1-1.0.1-beta.jar"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
diff --git a/cloud_gcp/iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.5.2-1.0.1-beta.jar b/cloud_gcp/iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.6.1-1.0.1-beta.jar
similarity index 90%
rename from cloud_gcp/iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.5.2-1.0.1-beta.jar
rename to cloud_gcp/iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.6.1-1.0.1-beta.jar
index fd0e2e4595..7eab42db02 100644
Binary files a/cloud_gcp/iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.5.2-1.0.1-beta.jar and b/cloud_gcp/iceberg-bigquery-catalog-1.6.1-1.0.1-beta.jar differ
diff --git a/maven_install.json b/maven_install.json
index de1ca9e7ef..2ca0e119d9 100755
--- a/maven_install.json
+++ b/maven_install.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "__AUTOGENERATED_FILE_DO_NOT_MODIFY_THIS_FILE_MANUALLY": "THERE_IS_NO_DATA_ONLY_ZUUL",
-  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -1387044405,
-  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -865883830,
+  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 1671283851,
+  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -137301922,
   "artifacts": {
     "ant:ant": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -3463,17 +3463,17 @@
     },
     "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.12": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "2aec4b78d806cc81d4e50325b351f6349c90de641544e644c6032f000938618b",
-        "sources": "4e22692ee7d5ca09850f5418d44d9896a78b6ae92d38903f7c723789668d6771"
+        "jar": "87e7184f31ef0caac415bbdfcf1bc4943346a58b98d747dc83434f7139e12acb",
+        "sources": "543370e4f8592a1731459259e48e435d7563d474f4ac30c069da498525d5d4b6"
       },
-      "version": "1.5.2"
+      "version": "1.6.1"
     },
     "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.13": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "3cfba35bd932bc352c4109fd14b1e108ae2af2720e23d41cd414c9babd79eb96",
-        "sources": "4e22692ee7d5ca09850f5418d44d9896a78b6ae92d38903f7c723789668d6771"
+        "jar": "5d4ca99fc64d68cb9c7cd579b8773b748b14d21d1793ee397078cfd27aece2b3",
+        "sources": "543370e4f8592a1731459259e48e435d7563d474f4ac30c069da498525d5d4b6"
       },
-      "version": "1.5.2"
+      "version": "1.6.1"
     },
     "org.apache.ivy:ivy": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -20236,8 +20236,12 @@
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.concurrent",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.logging",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.counters",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.maps",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.atomic",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.atomic.unpadded",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.unpadded",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.util",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.svm",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.org.apache.arrow.flatbuf",
@@ -20760,9 +20764,11 @@
       "org.projectnessie.client.config",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl",
+      "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.apache",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk11",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk8",
       "org.projectnessie.client.rest",
+      "org.projectnessie.client.rest.io",
       "org.projectnessie.client.rest.v1",
       "org.projectnessie.client.rest.v2",
       "org.projectnessie.error",
@@ -20903,8 +20909,12 @@
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.concurrent",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.logging",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.counters",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.maps",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.atomic",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.atomic.unpadded",
+      "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.unpadded",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.util",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.svm",
       "org.apache.iceberg.shaded.org.apache.arrow.flatbuf",
@@ -21427,9 +21437,11 @@
       "org.projectnessie.client.config",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl",
+      "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.apache",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk11",
       "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk8",
       "org.projectnessie.client.rest",
+      "org.projectnessie.client.rest.io",
       "org.projectnessie.client.rest.v1",
       "org.projectnessie.client.rest.v2",
       "org.projectnessie.error",
@@ -32702,6 +32714,11 @@
         "org.projectnessie.client.auth.NoneAuthenticationProvider",
         "org.projectnessie.client.auth.oauth2.OAuth2AuthenticationProvider"
       ],
+      "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.HttpClientFactory": [
+        "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.apache.ApacheHttpClientFactory",
+        "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk11.JavaHttpClientFactory",
+        "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk8.UrlConnectionClientFactory"
+      ],
       "org.projectnessie.model.types.ContentTypeBundle": [
         "org.projectnessie.model.types.MainContentTypeBundle"
       ],
@@ -33514,6 +33531,11 @@
         "org.projectnessie.client.auth.NoneAuthenticationProvider",
         "org.projectnessie.client.auth.oauth2.OAuth2AuthenticationProvider"
       ],
+      "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.HttpClientFactory": [
+        "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.apache.ApacheHttpClientFactory",
+        "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk11.JavaHttpClientFactory",
+        "org.projectnessie.client.http.impl.jdk8.UrlConnectionClientFactory"
+      ],
       "org.projectnessie.model.types.ContentTypeBundle": [
         "org.projectnessie.model.types.MainContentTypeBundle"
       ],
diff --git a/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl b/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl
index 1a57a16513..f51c3cfa96 100644
--- a/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl
+++ b/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ maven_repository = repository(
         "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.12.0",
         "org.apache.commons:commons-math3:3.6.1",
         "org.apache.hudi:hudi-aws-bundle:0.15.0",
-        "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.12:1.5.2",
+        "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.12:1.6.1",
 
         # Add other dependencies - for scala 2.12
         "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api-scala_2.12:13.1.0",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ maven_repository = repository(
         "org.json4s:json4s-core_2.12:3.7.0-M11",
         "org.json4s:json4s-ast_2.12:3.7.0-M11",
         "io.delta:delta-spark_2.12:3.2.0",
-        "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.12:1.5.2",
+        "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.12:1.6.1",
         "org.apache.hudi:hudi-spark3.5-bundle_2.12:0.15.0",
 
         # Add other dependencies - for scala 2.13
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ maven_repository = repository(
         "org.json4s:json4s-core_2.13:3.7.0-M11",
         "org.json4s:json4s-ast_2.13:3.7.0-M11",
         "io.delta:delta-spark_2.13:3.2.0",
-        "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.13:1.5.2",
+        "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-spark-runtime-3.5_2.13:1.6.1",
         "org.apache.hudi:hudi-spark3.5-bundle_2.13:0.15.0",
 
         # grpc