Index: head/net-mgmt/prometheus/Makefile
===================================================================
--- head/net-mgmt/prometheus/Makefile	(revision 439238)
+++ head/net-mgmt/prometheus/Makefile	(revision 439239)
@@ -1,37 +1,39 @@
 # Created by: Jev Björsell <ports@ecadlabs.com>
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	prometheus
-PORTVERSION=	1.5.2
+PORTVERSION=	1.6.1
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	net-mgmt
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@ecadlabs.com
 COMMENT=	Systems monitoring and alerting toolkit
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
 USES=		go gmake
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 
 GO_PKGNAME=	github.com/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	prometheus
 
 USERS=		prometheus
 GROUPS=		prometheus
 
-STRIP=		# stripping can break go binaries
-
+LD_FLAG_STRING= ${GO_PKGNAME}/vendor/github.com/prometheus/common/version.
 do-build:
-	(cd ${GO_WRKSRC}/cmd/prometheus ; ${SETENV} ${GO_ENV} go install)
-	(cd ${GO_WRKSRC}/cmd/promtool ; ${SETENV} ${GO_ENV} go install)
+	(cd ${GO_WRKSRC}/cmd/prometheus ; ${SETENV} ${GO_ENV} go install -ldflags \
+	    "-s -X ${LD_FLAG_STRING}.Version=${PORTVERSION}") 
+
+	(cd ${GO_WRKSRC}/cmd/promtool ; ${SETENV} ${GO_ENV} go install -ldflags \
+	    "-s -X ${LD_FLAG_STRING}.Version=${PORTVERSION}")
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${GO_WRKDIR_BIN}/prometheus ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${GO_WRKDIR_BIN}/promtool ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/documentation/examples/prometheus.yml ${STAGEDIR}${LOCALBASE}/etc/prometheus.yml.sample
 
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DESTDIR}/var/db/prometheus
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
Index: head/net-mgmt/prometheus/distinfo
===================================================================
--- head/net-mgmt/prometheus/distinfo	(revision 439238)
+++ head/net-mgmt/prometheus/distinfo	(revision 439239)
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1486719210
-SHA256 (prometheus-prometheus-v1.5.2_GH0.tar.gz) = c4881cc305263cc8da434be69a20aa039386d4feab5e58f8b89a60bfe8b556ac
-SIZE (prometheus-prometheus-v1.5.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 5183537
+TIMESTAMP = 1492658004
+SHA256 (prometheus-prometheus-v1.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = ecc9ce94fce45994c23b76eb0c5acbb1b942513be601872c8cd74d0821450c5e
+SIZE (prometheus-prometheus-v1.6.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 5220870
Index: head/net-mgmt/prometheus/files/prometheus.in
===================================================================
--- head/net-mgmt/prometheus/files/prometheus.in	(revision 439238)
+++ head/net-mgmt/prometheus/files/prometheus.in	(revision 439239)
@@ -1,65 +1,65 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: prometheus
 # REQUIRE: LOGIN
 # KEYWORD: shutdown
 #
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf
 # to enable this service:
 #
 # prometheus_enable (bool):     Set to NO by default
 #                               Set it to YES to enable prometheus
 # prometheus_user (string):     Set user to run prometheus
 #                               Default is "prometheus"
 # prometheus_group (string):    Set group to run prometheus
 #                               Default is "prometheus"
 # prometheus_data_dir (string): Set dir to run prometheus in
 #                               Default is "/var/db/prometheus"
 # prometheus_log_file (string): Set file that prometheus will log to
 #                               Default is "/var/log/prometheus.log"
 # prometheus_args (string):     Set additional command line arguments
 #                               Default is ""
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=prometheus
 rcvar=prometheus_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${prometheus_enable:="NO"}
 : ${prometheus_user:="prometheus"}
 : ${prometheus_group:="prometheus"}
 : ${prometheus_config:="%%PREFIX%%/etc/prometheus.yml"}
 : ${prometheus_data_dir:="/var/db/prometheus"}
 : ${prometheus_log_file:="/var/log/prometheus.log"}
 : ${prometheus_args:=""}
 
 pidfile=/var/run/prometheus.pid
 required_files="${prometheus_config}"
 command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
 procname="%%PREFIX%%/bin/prometheus"
 sig_reload=HUP
 extra_commands="reload"
 command_args="-p ${pidfile} /usr/bin/env ${procname} \
                 -config.file=${prometheus_config} \
                 -storage.local.path=${prometheus_data_dir} \
-                ${prometheus_args} > ${prometheus_log_file} 2>&1"
+                ${prometheus_args} >> ${prometheus_log_file} 2>&1"
 
 start_precmd=prometheus_startprecmd
 
 prometheus_startprecmd()
 {
     if [ ! -e ${pidfile} ]; then
         install -o ${prometheus_user} -g ${prometheus_group} /dev/null ${pidfile};
     fi
     if [ ! -f "${prometheus_log_file}" ]; then
         install -o ${prometheus_user} -g ${prometheus_group} -m 640 /dev/null ${prometheus_log_file};
     fi
     if [ ! -d ${prometheus_data_dir} ]; then
         install -d -o ${prometheus_user} -g ${prometheus_group} -m 750 ${prometheus_data_dir}
     fi
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"