diff --git a/0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch b/0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b58b26..0000000
--- a/0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-From 97f0a2315736e50f1b34a015447cd751da66ecb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Dirk Mueller <dirk@dmllr.de>
-Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:49:04 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] Use Yaml's UnsafeLoader for Python embedding tests
-
-In newer PyYAML versions the default FullLoader has
-python/object/* integration removed. One has to use
-UnsafeLoader instead. see this issue for details:
-
-https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/321
----
- test/test_example.py    |  2 +-
- test/test_functional.py | 10 +++++-----
- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/test/test_example.py b/test/test_example.py
-index db2cf17..1d27043 100644
---- a/test/test_example.py
-+++ b/test/test_example.py
-@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if have_yaml_support:
- 
-     @ddt
-     class YamlOnlyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
--        @file_data('data/test_custom_yaml_loader.yaml', yaml.FullLoader)
-+        @file_data('data/test_custom_yaml_loader.yaml', yaml.UnsafeLoader)
-         def test_custom_yaml_loader(self, instance, expected):
-             """Test with yaml tags to create specific classes to compare"""
-             self.assertEqual(expected, instance)
-diff --git a/test/test_functional.py b/test/test_functional.py
-index 45c1cae..f9609c6 100644
---- a/test/test_functional.py
-+++ b/test/test_functional.py
-@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def test_load_yaml_with_python_tag():
-     loader allowing python tags is passed.
-     """
- 
--    from yaml import FullLoader
-+    from yaml import UnsafeLoader
-     from yaml.constructor import ConstructorError
- 
-     def str_to_type(class_name):
-@@ -457,13 +457,13 @@ def test_load_yaml_with_python_tag():
-             raise AssertionError()
- 
-     @ddt
--    class YamlFullLoaderTest(object):
--        @file_data('data/test_functional_custom_tags.yaml', FullLoader)
-+    class YamlUnsafeLoaderTest(object):
-+        @file_data('data/test_functional_custom_tags.yaml', UnsafeLoader)
-         def test_cls_is_instance(self, instance, expected):
-             assert isinstance(instance, str_to_type(expected))
- 
--    tests = list(filter(_is_test, YamlFullLoaderTest.__dict__))
--    obj = YamlFullLoaderTest()
-+    tests = list(filter(_is_test, YamlUnsafeLoaderTest.__dict__))
-+    obj = YamlUnsafeLoaderTest()
- 
-     if not tests:
-         raise AssertionError('No tests have been found.')
--- 
-2.30.0
-
diff --git a/ddt-1.4.1.tar.gz b/ddt-1.4.1.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cd095b..0000000
--- a/ddt-1.4.1.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:0595e70d074e5777771a45709e99e9d215552fb1076443a25fad6b23d8bf38da
-size 11457
diff --git a/ddt-1.4.2.tar.gz b/ddt-1.4.2.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..769f16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ddt-1.4.2.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:64a67366a2715e636b88694cc6075cc02db292f01098b8e385397c894d395378
+size 11467
diff --git a/python-ddt.changes b/python-ddt.changes
index 37e514f..e7be2b8 100644
--- a/python-ddt.changes
+++ b/python-ddt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 23 21:06:40 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 1.4.2:
+  * Fix test failure with PyYAML 5.4.1
+- rm 0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch:
+  merged upstream
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 25 21:52:46 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-ddt.spec b/python-ddt.spec
index 359b888..24fc999 100644
--- a/python-ddt.spec
+++ b/python-ddt.spec
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %bcond_without python2
 Name:           python-ddt
-Version:        1.4.1
+Version:        1.4.2
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Data-Driven/Decorated Tests
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/txels/ddt
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/d/ddt/ddt-%{version}.tar.gz
-# https://github.com/datadriventests/ddt/pull/96
-Patch1:         0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros