diff --git a/0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch b/0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b58b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+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/python-ddt.changes b/python-ddt.changes
index f2b4891..37e514f 100644
--- a/python-ddt.changes
+++ b/python-ddt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 25 21:52:46 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add 0001-Use-Yaml-s-UnsafeLoader-for-Python-embedding-tests.patch 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May 28 03:09:23 UTC 2020 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-ddt.spec b/python-ddt.spec
index 8dcaa23..359b888 100644
--- a/python-ddt.spec
+++ b/python-ddt.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-ddt
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ 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
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ A library to multiply test cases.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n ddt-%{version}
+%autopatch -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build