diff --git a/gpgme-suse-nobetasuffix.patch b/gpgme-suse-nobetasuffix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87dc8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gpgme-suse-nobetasuffix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Index: gpgme-1.18.0/autogen.sh
+===================================================================
+--- gpgme-1.18.0.orig/autogen.sh
++++ gpgme-1.18.0/autogen.sh
+@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ if [ "$myhost" = "find-version" ]; then
+       rvd=$((0x$(echo ${rev} | dd bs=1 count=4 2>/dev/null)))
+     else
+       ingit=no
+-      beta=yes
+-      tmp="-unknown"
++      tmp=""
+       rev="0000000"
+       rvd="0"
+     fi
diff --git a/gpgme.changes b/gpgme.changes
index 018693e..0682134 100644
--- a/gpgme.changes
+++ b/gpgme.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov  8 18:35:11 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Add gpgme-suse-nobetasuffix.patch
+  * remove "-unknown" suffix from version string
+  * boo#1205197
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 18 20:30:13 UTC 2022 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/gpgme.spec b/gpgme.spec
index b14738d..e7ab45d 100644
--- a/gpgme.spec
+++ b/gpgme.spec
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Patch3:         gpgme-D545-python310.patch
 Patch4:         gpgme-D546-python310.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM fix qt tests -- https://dev.gnupg.org/T6137
 Patch5:         gpgme-1.18.0-T6137-qt_test.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE gpgme-suse-nobetasuffix.patch code@bnavigator.de -- remove "-unknown" betasuffix boo#1205197
+Patch6:         gpgme-suse-nobetasuffix.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Test)
 %python_subpackages
 %else
 %define python_sitearch %python3_sitearch
+%define python_version %python3_version
 %define python_files() -n python3-%{**}
 %endif
 
@@ -216,6 +219,7 @@ This package contains the bindings to use the library in Qt C++ applications.
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
+%patch6 -p1
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh
@@ -309,13 +313,15 @@ rm -r %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/gpgme*
 %if %{with python2} && ! 0%{?python_subpackage_only}
 %files -n python2-gpg
 %license COPYING COPYING.LESSER LICENSES
-%{python_sitearch}/gpg*
+%{python2_sitearch}/gpg
+%{python2_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}-py%{python2_version}.egg-info
 %endif
 
 %if %{with python3} || ( 0%{?python_subpackage_only} && %{with python2} )
 %files %{python_files gpg}
 %license COPYING COPYING.LESSER LICENSES
-%{python_sitearch}/gpg*
+%{python_sitearch}/gpg
+%{python_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}-py%{python_version}.egg-info
 %endif
 
 %if %{with qt}