diff --git a/also-check-for-python3.patch b/also-check-for-python3.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e60d7db..0000000
--- a/also-check-for-python3.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: genders-1.27.3/configure.ac
-===================================================================
---- genders-1.27.3.orig/configure.ac
-+++ genders-1.27.3/configure.ac
-@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ AM_PROG_LEX
- AC_PROG_YACC
- AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_GNU_LD, test "$with_gnu_ld" = "yes")
- AC_PATH_PROG([PERL], [perl])
--AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON], [python])
-+AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON], [python], [python3])
- AC_PATH_PROG([POD2MAN], [pod2man], [/usr/bin/pod2man], [$PATH:/usr/perl5/bin/])
- AC_PATH_PROG([JAVAC], [javac])
- AC_PATH_PROG([JAVAH], [javah])
diff --git a/genders-1.28.1.tar.gz b/genders-1.28.1.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 671811d..0000000
--- a/genders-1.28.1.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:3ca8b4771b2bf39383a3c383d36d308fa113de5c481e16fdef9cabd643359d09
-size 1142795
diff --git a/genders-1.29.1.tar.gz b/genders-1.29.1.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dadfd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/genders-1.29.1.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:42c37c53a831e007b4fd5a5596060417186724e18cbd5c9dbb3a7185144200c2
+size 1170941
diff --git a/genders.changes b/genders.changes
index e96b836..a479d29 100644
--- a/genders.changes
+++ b/genders.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct  9 12:58:01 UTC 2024 - Christian Goll <cgoll@suse.com>
+
+- update to 1.29.1 which increased the internal buffer in nodeattr for large
+  cluster hostranges
+- removed also-check-for-python3.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  6 12:14:45 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/genders.spec b/genders.spec
index 4e6d401..33fe279 100644
--- a/genders.spec
+++ b/genders.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package genders
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 # Check file META in sources: update so_version to (API_CURRENT - API_AGE)
 %define c_api 0
 %define cpp_api 2
-%define slash_ver 1-28-1
+%define slash_ver 1-29-1
 
 Name:           genders
-Version:        1.28.1
+Version:        1.29.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Static cluster configuration database
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Source:         https://github.com/chaos/genders/archive/genders-%{slash_ver}/%{
 Patch1:         Fix-Python-package-installation-use-root.patch
 Patch2:         Remove-PERL_DESTDIR-use-DESTDIR-instead.patch
 Patch4:         lua_bindings.patch
-Patch5:         also-check-for-python3.patch
+#Patch5:         also-check-for-python3.patch
 URL:            https://github.com/chaos/genders
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  autoconf-archive