diff --git a/mariadb-connector-c.changes b/mariadb-connector-c.changes
index f316d9b..6976e24 100644
--- a/mariadb-connector-c.changes
+++ b/mariadb-connector-c.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 23 11:16:54 UTC 2024 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- Use %autosetup macro. Allows to eliminate the usage of deprecated
+  %patchN
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  4 10:18:59 UTC 2023 - Danilo Spinella <danilo.spinella@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/mariadb-connector-c.spec b/mariadb-connector-c.spec
index 275aa6e..fe37f82 100644
--- a/mariadb-connector-c.spec
+++ b/mariadb-connector-c.spec
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ C or C++ to MariaDB and MySQL databases.
 This package holds the development files.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}-src
-%patch1 -p1
-%patch4 -p1
+%autosetup -p1 -n %{name}-%{version}-src
 
 %build
 # plugin types seems to require no aliasing assumptions