diff --git a/fix-autodoc-tests-python-3117.patch b/fix-autodoc-tests-python-3117.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc6165c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-autodoc-tests-python-3117.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+Index: sphinx-7.2.6/tests/test_ext_autodoc_configs.py
+===================================================================
+--- sphinx-7.2.6.orig/tests/test_ext_autodoc_configs.py
++++ sphinx-7.2.6/tests/test_ext_autodoc_configs.py
+@@ -1584,6 +1584,14 @@ def test_autodoc_typehints_format_fully_
+ 
+ @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-autodoc')
+ def test_autodoc_default_options(app):
++    if (
++            (3, 11, 7) <= sys.version_info < (3, 12)
++            or sys.version_info >= (3, 12, 1)
++    ):
++        list_of_weak_references = "      list of weak references to the object"
++    else:
++        list_of_weak_references = "      list of weak references to the object (if defined)"
++
+     # no settings
+     actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.enums.EnumCls')
+     assert '   .. py:attribute:: EnumCls.val1' not in actual
+@@ -1627,7 +1635,7 @@ def test_autodoc_default_options(app):
+     assert '      Iterate squares of each value.' in actual
+     if not IS_PYPY:
+         assert '   .. py:attribute:: CustomIter.__weakref__' in actual
+-        assert '      list of weak references to the object (if defined)' in actual
++        assert list_of_weak_references in actual
+ 
+     # :exclude-members: None - has no effect. Unlike :members:,
+     # :special-members:, etc. where None == "include all", here None means
+@@ -1651,13 +1659,21 @@ def test_autodoc_default_options(app):
+     assert '      Iterate squares of each value.' in actual
+     if not IS_PYPY:
+         assert '   .. py:attribute:: CustomIter.__weakref__' in actual
+-        assert '      list of weak references to the object (if defined)' in actual
++        assert list_of_weak_references in actual
+     assert '   .. py:method:: CustomIter.snafucate()' in actual
+     assert '      Makes this snafucated.' in actual
+ 
+ 
+ @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-autodoc')
+ def test_autodoc_default_options_with_values(app):
++    if (
++            (3, 11, 7) <= sys.version_info < (3, 12)
++            or sys.version_info >= (3, 12, 1)
++    ):
++        list_of_weak_references = "      list of weak references to the object"
++    else:
++        list_of_weak_references = "      list of weak references to the object (if defined)"
++
+     # with :members:
+     app.config.autodoc_default_options = {'members': 'val1,val2'}
+     actual = do_autodoc(app, 'class', 'target.enums.EnumCls')
+@@ -1698,7 +1714,7 @@ def test_autodoc_default_options_with_va
+     assert '      Iterate squares of each value.' in actual
+     if not IS_PYPY:
+         assert '   .. py:attribute:: CustomIter.__weakref__' not in actual
+-        assert '      list of weak references to the object (if defined)' not in actual
++        assert list_of_weak_references not in actual
+ 
+     # with :exclude-members:
+     app.config.autodoc_default_options = {
+@@ -1722,6 +1738,6 @@ def test_autodoc_default_options_with_va
+     assert '      Iterate squares of each value.' in actual
+     if not IS_PYPY:
+         assert '   .. py:attribute:: CustomIter.__weakref__' not in actual
+-        assert '      list of weak references to the object (if defined)' not in actual
++        assert list_of_weak_references not in actual
+     assert '   .. py:method:: CustomIter.snafucate()' not in actual
+     assert '      Makes this snafucated.' not in actual
diff --git a/python-Sphinx.changes b/python-Sphinx.changes
index 2c89015..a9b840f 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.changes
+++ b/python-Sphinx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 20 12:48:53 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Add upstream patch fix-autodoc-tests-python-3117.patch to make it
+  work with python 3.11.7 gh#sphinx-doc/sphinx#11793
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  5 20:12:58 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Sphinx.spec b/python-Sphinx.spec
index de636e2..4d359f8 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.spec
+++ b/python-Sphinx.spec
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Source3:        requests.inv
 Source4:        readthedocs.inv
 Source5:        update-intersphinx.sh
 Source99:       python-Sphinx.keyring
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM: fix-autodoc-tests-python-3117.patch gh#sphinx-doc/sphinx#11793
+Patch01:        fix-autodoc-tests-python-3117.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flit-core}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}