diff --git a/Unicode-Normalize-1.25.tar.gz b/Unicode-Normalize-1.25.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 1454b56..0000000
--- a/Unicode-Normalize-1.25.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:00b33a75d3b356ade2e09391ea2d32fac881671c18b1eb26b9ca31273d5b046c
-size 40530
diff --git a/Unicode-Normalize-1.26.tar.gz b/Unicode-Normalize-1.26.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a51e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Unicode-Normalize-1.26.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:bade6f74e89b95a4b2226a0965ac1218e0e4eeaa0edb4b30ee7aac9d5dae773f
+size 35586
diff --git a/cpanspec.yml b/cpanspec.yml
index 50d72c6..277bdec 100644
--- a/cpanspec.yml
+++ b/cpanspec.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #sources:
 #  - source1
 #  - source2
-patches:
-  perl526.patch: -p1
+#patches:
+#  perl526.patch: -p1
 #preamble: |-
 # BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 #post_prep: |-
diff --git a/perl-Unicode-Normalize.changes b/perl-Unicode-Normalize.changes
index 4a967e7..c4b8c24 100644
--- a/perl-Unicode-Normalize.changes
+++ b/perl-Unicode-Normalize.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 22 21:56:48 CEST 2019 - Tina Mueller <tina.mueller@suse.com>
+
+- Remove patch for Makefile.PL (not needed anymore)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr  3 07:43:24 UTC 2019 - Stephan Kulow <coolo@suse.com>
+
+- updated to 1.26
+   see /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-Unicode-Normalize/Changes
+
+  1.26  *** RELEASE DATE HERE ***
+      - Switch to XSLoader from Dynaloader
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 26 06:21:33 UTC 2017 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/perl-Unicode-Normalize.spec b/perl-Unicode-Normalize.spec
index 29de203..815825e 100644
--- a/perl-Unicode-Normalize.spec
+++ b/perl-Unicode-Normalize.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package perl-Unicode-Normalize
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -12,21 +12,20 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
 Name:           perl-Unicode-Normalize
-Version:        1.25
+Version:        1.26
 Release:        0
 %define cpan_name Unicode-Normalize
 Summary:        Unicode Normalization Forms
-License:        Artistic-1.0 or GPL-1.0+
+License:        Artistic-1.0 OR GPL-1.0-or-later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Perl
-Url:            http://search.cpan.org/dist/Unicode-Normalize/
+Url:            https://metacpan.org/release/%{cpan_name}
 Source0:        https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/K/KH/KHW/%{cpan_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        cpanspec.yml
-Patch0:         perl526.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 %description
 Parameters:
 
-'$string' is used as a string under character semantics (see
-_perlunicode_).
+'$string' is used as a string under character semantics (see perlunicode).
 
 '$code_point' should be an unsigned integer representing a Unicode code
 point.
@@ -48,14 +46,13 @@ floating point nor a negative sign in '$code_point'.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{cpan_name}-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
-%{__perl} Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor OPTIMIZE="%{optflags}"
-%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
+perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor OPTIMIZE="%{optflags}"
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %check
-%{__make} test
+make test
 
 %install
 %perl_make_install
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ floating point nor a negative sign in '$code_point'.
 
 %files -f %{name}.files
 %defattr(-,root,root,755)
-%doc Changes disableXS enableXS MANIFEST.N mkheader Normalize.pmN README
+%doc Changes mkheader README
 %license LICENSE
 
 %changelog
diff --git a/perl526.patch b/perl526.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cc6049..0000000
--- a/perl526.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: Unicode-Normalize-1.25/Makefile.PL
-===================================================================
---- Unicode-Normalize-1.25.orig/Makefile.PL
-+++ Unicode-Normalize-1.25/Makefile.PL
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ my $mm_ver = ExtUtils::MakeMaker->VERSIO
- if (-f "Normalize.xs") {
-     print STDERR "Making header files for XS...\n";
- 
--    do 'mkheader' or die $@ || "mkheader: $!";
-+    do './mkheader' or die $@ || "mkheader: $!";
- 
-     $clean = { FILES => 'unfcan.h unfcmb.h unfcmp.h unfcpt.h unfexc.h' };
- }