diff --git a/pangomm-use-glibmm-262.patch b/pangomm-use-glibmm-262.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b6278f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pangomm-use-glibmm-262.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From 36a3b20a89f3fbed5fa38254883a12ba9486451b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Kjell Ahlstedt <kjellahlstedt@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:59:39 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Use glibmm-2.62 instead of glibmm-2.60
+
+We have changed the ABI name in glibmm.
+---
+ MSVC_NMake/config-msvc.mak | 2 +-
+ configure.ac               | 6 +++---
+ tools/Makefile.am          | 2 +-
+ 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/MSVC_NMake/config-msvc.mak b/MSVC_NMake/config-msvc.mak
+index df30385..4dee48e 100644
+--- a/MSVC_NMake/config-msvc.mak
++++ b/MSVC_NMake/config-msvc.mak
+@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GLIB_API_VERSION = 2.0
+ LIBSIGC_MAJOR_VERSION = 3
+ LIBSIGC_MINOR_VERSION = 0
+ GLIBMM_MAJOR_VERSION = 2
+-GLIBMM_MINOR_VERSION = 60
++GLIBMM_MINOR_VERSION = 62
+ CAIROMM_MAJOR_VERSION = 1
+ CAIROMM_MINOR_VERSION = 16
+ 
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 9a1cf50..9ae804a 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ MM_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17], [noext], [mandatory])
+ AC_DISABLE_STATIC
+ LT_INIT([win32-dll])
+ 
+-AC_SUBST([PANGOMM_MODULES], ['glibmm-2.60 >= 2.59.1 cairomm-1.16 >= 1.15.1 pangocairo >= 1.41.0'])
++AC_SUBST([PANGOMM_MODULES], ['glibmm-2.62 >= 2.61.1 cairomm-1.16 >= 1.15.1 pangocairo >= 1.41.0'])
+ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PANGOMM], [$PANGOMM_MODULES])
+ 
+ MM_PKG_CONFIG_SUBST([GTHREAD_CFLAGS], [--cflags-only-other gthread-2.0])
+-MM_PKG_CONFIG_SUBST([GMMPROC_DIR], [--variable=gmmprocdir glibmm-2.60])
++MM_PKG_CONFIG_SUBST([GMMPROC_DIR], [--variable=gmmprocdir glibmm-2.62])
+ 
+ MM_ARG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_API
+ MM_ARG_ENABLE_DOCUMENTATION
+ MM_ARG_WITH_TAGFILE_DOC([libstdc++.tag], [mm-common-libstdc++])
+ MM_ARG_WITH_TAGFILE_DOC([libsigc++-3.0.tag], [sigc++-3.0])
+-MM_ARG_WITH_TAGFILE_DOC([glibmm-2.60.tag], [glibmm-2.60])
++MM_ARG_WITH_TAGFILE_DOC([glibmm-2.62.tag], [glibmm-2.62])
+ MM_ARG_WITH_TAGFILE_DOC([cairomm-1.16.tag], [cairomm-1.16])
+ 
+ AC_LANG([C++])
+diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
+index 3282371..f6fbe7b 100644
+--- a/tools/Makefile.am
++++ b/tools/Makefile.am
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dist_noinst_DATA = README
+ noinst_PROGRAMS  = extra_defs_gen/generate_extra_defs
+ 
+ extra_defs_gen_generate_extra_defs_SOURCES = extra_defs_gen/generate_defs_pango.cc
+-extra_defs_gen_generate_extra_defs_LDADD   = $(PANGOMM_LIBS) -lglibmm_generate_extra_defs-2.60
++extra_defs_gen_generate_extra_defs_LDADD   = $(PANGOMM_LIBS) -lglibmm_generate_extra_defs-2.62
+ extra_defs_gen_generate_extra_defs_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -avoid-version
+ 
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir) $(GTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(PANGOMM_CFLAGS)
+-- 
+2.22.0
+
diff --git a/pangomm.changes b/pangomm.changes
index 3528ae8..0e46de3 100644
--- a/pangomm.changes
+++ b/pangomm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep  9 19:09:42 UTC 2019 - Bjørn Lie <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
+
+- Add pangomm-use-glibmm-262.patch: Forward port to use
+  glibmm-2.62. Following this, add libtool and mm-common
+  BuildRequires and pass autogen.sh, as patch touches buildsystem.
+- Replace pkgconfig(glibmm-2.60) with pkgconfig(glibmm-2.62) and
+  gcc-c++ with the generic c++_compiler BuildRequires.
+- Modernize spec.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  3 18:44:49 UTC 2018 - bjorn.lie@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/pangomm.spec b/pangomm.spec
index 7501741..6a09d29 100644
--- a/pangomm.spec
+++ b/pangomm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package pangomm
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 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
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 %define base_ver 2.44
 # Update baselibs.conf when changing the version here
 %define libname  lib%{name}-2_44-1
+
 Name:           pangomm
 Version:        2.43.1
 Release:        0
@@ -28,12 +29,16 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 URL:            https://www.gtkmm.org
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/2.43/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source99:       baselibs.conf
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM pangomm-use-glibmm-262.patch -- Forward port to use glibmm-2.62
+Patch0:         pangomm-use-glibmm-262.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  libtool
+BuildRequires:  mm-common
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cairomm-1.16) >= 1.2.2
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glibmm-2.60)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glibmm-2.62)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(pangocairo) >= 1.31.0
 Recommends:     %{name}-doc = %{version}
 
@@ -64,13 +69,17 @@ Group:          Documentation/HTML
 
 %description doc
 pangomm provides a C++ interface to the pango library.
+This package contains the developer documentation.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q
+%autosetup -p1
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
+NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
+%configure \
+	--disable-static \
+	%{nil}
+%make_build
 
 %install
 %make_install