diff --git a/pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1-2.patch b/pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1-2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce47afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1-2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From dabd40c54fa3a086a5b1b1dd0f2fb86a689eef69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?J=2E=20David=20Ib=C3=A1=C3=B1ez?= <jdavid.ibp@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 09:53:05 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Update to libgit2 1.8.1
+
+---
+ pygit2/decl/remote.h | 3 +--
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/pygit2/decl/remote.h b/pygit2/decl/remote.h
+index 6a4ee90b..64b96442 100644
+--- a/pygit2/decl/remote.h
++++ b/pygit2/decl/remote.h
+@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	int version;
+ 	git_remote_callbacks callbacks;
+ 	git_fetch_prune_t prune;
+-	unsigned int update_fetchhead : 1,
+-	             report_unchanged : 1;
++	unsigned int update_fetchhead;
+ 	git_remote_autotag_option_t download_tags;
+ 	git_proxy_options proxy_opts;
+ 	int depth;
diff --git a/pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1.patch b/pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af0a792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From 31ea782852a318214149d24b73fc0e6ebe4210c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?J=2E=20David=20Ib=C3=A1=C3=B1ez?= <jdavid.ibp@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 09:29:14 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Update to libgit2 1.8.1
+
+---
+ .github/workflows/tests.yml |  8 ++++----
+ Makefile                    |  2 +-
+ appveyor.yml                |  2 +-
+ build.sh                    |  8 ++++----
+ docs/install.rst            | 14 +++++++-------
+ pyproject.toml              |  4 ++--
+ 6 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ .PHONY: build html
+ 
+ build:
+-	OPENSSL_VERSION=3.1.5 LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 sh build.sh
++	OPENSSL_VERSION=3.1.5 LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.1 sh build.sh
+ 
+ html: build
+ 	make -C docs html
+--- a/build.sh
++++ b/build.sh
+@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
+ #
+ #   sh build.sh
+ #
+-# Build libgit2 1.8.0 (will use libssh2 if available), then build pygit2
++# Build libgit2 1.8.1 (will use libssh2 if available), then build pygit2
+ # inplace:
+ #
+-#   LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 sh build.sh
++#   LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.1 sh build.sh
+ #
+-# Build libssh2 1.11.0 and libgit2 1.8.0, then build pygit2 inplace:
++# Build libssh2 1.11.0 and libgit2 1.8.1, then build pygit2 inplace:
+ #
+-#   LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.0 sh build.sh
++#   LIBSSH2_VERSION=1.11.0 LIBGIT2_VERSION=1.8.1 sh build.sh
+ #
+ # Build inplace and run the tests:
+ #
diff --git a/python-pygit2.changes b/python-pygit2.changes
index 430fc8d..153c9b0 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.changes
+++ b/python-pygit2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 17 10:57:08 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add  pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1-2.patch
+  pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1.patch: support libgit2 1.8.1
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May  2 10:26:23 UTC 2024 - Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pygit2.spec b/python-pygit2.spec
index 97ed495..f5289d9 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.spec
+++ b/python-pygit2.spec
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pygit2/pygit2-%
 Patch0:         pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_0.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM - fixup for the libgit 1.8 support
 Patch1:         Fix-CI.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM
+Patch2:         pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM
+Patch3:         pygit2-Upgrade_to_libgit2_v1_8_1-2.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM - happens to eliminate bogus pointer casts
-Patch2:         Fix-leaks-in-fetch_refspecs-and-push_refspecs.patch
+Patch4:         Fix-leaks-in-fetch_refspecs-and-push_refspecs.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cached-property}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cffi >= 1.4.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ Bindings for libgit2, a linkable C library for the Git version-control system.
 %prep
 %autosetup -p1 -n pygit2-%{version}
 %if %{?pkg_vcmp:%pkg_vcmp libgit2-devel < 1.8}%{!?pkg_vcmp:1}
+%patch -P 3 -p1 -R
+%patch -P 2 -p1 -R
 %patch -P 1 -p1 -R
 %patch -P 0 -p1 -R
 %endif