diff --git a/python-pygit2.changes b/python-pygit2.changes
index 399b623..30dc1ae 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.changes
+++ b/python-pygit2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 21 07:13:27 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Add support-libgit2-1.6.patch to make it work with the latest
+  libgit2 release gh#libgit2/pygit2#1200
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Dec  3 20:06:29 UTC 2022 - Yogalakshmi Arunachalam <yarunachalam@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pygit2.spec b/python-pygit2.spec
index 430b2fa..9db0bee 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.spec
+++ b/python-pygit2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pygit2
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #
 
 
-%{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define skip_python2 1
 Name:           python-pygit2
 Version:        1.11.1
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ Summary:        Python bindings for libgit2
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
 URL:            https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pygit2/pygit2-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM support-libgit2-1.6.patch gh#libgit2/pygit2#1200
+Patch0:         support-libgit2-1.6.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cached-property}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cffi >= 1.4.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ rm -rf pygit2
 %files %{python_files}
 %license COPYING
 %doc README.rst
-%{python_sitearch}/*
+%{python_sitearch}/pygit2
+%{python_sitearch}/pygit2-%{version}*-info
 
 %changelog
diff --git a/support-libgit2-1.6.patch b/support-libgit2-1.6.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6ced7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support-libgit2-1.6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Index: pygit2-1.11.1/src/types.h
+===================================================================
+--- pygit2-1.11.1.orig/src/types.h
++++ pygit2-1.11.1/src/types.h
+@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
+ #include <Python.h>
+ #include <git2.h>
+ 
+-#if !(LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR == 1 && LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR == 5)
+-#error You need a compatible libgit2 version (1.5.x)
++#if !(LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR == 1 && LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR == 6)
++#error You need a compatible libgit2 version (1.6.x)
+ #endif
+ 
+ /*