diff --git a/python-gwyfile.changes b/python-gwyfile.changes
index 995d9bb..4bc2f3f 100644
--- a/python-gwyfile.changes
+++ b/python-gwyfile.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 20 13:06:05 UTC 2024 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Add python312.patch to make it compatible with latest python
+  version.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 19 08:37:09 UTC 2021 - andy great <andythe_great@pm.me>
 
diff --git a/python-gwyfile.spec b/python-gwyfile.spec
index de51c51..cb59f94 100644
--- a/python-gwyfile.spec
+++ b/python-gwyfile.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-gwyfile
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 
 %define packagename gwyfile
-%define skip_python36 1
-%{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-gwyfile
 Version:        0.2.0
 Release:        0
@@ -29,6 +27,8 @@ URL:            https://github.com/tuxu/gwyfile
 Source:         https://github.com/tuxu/gwyfile/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{packagename}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE Fix_depreciated_fromstring_warning.patch andythe_great@pm.me -- Fix fromstring depreciated to frombuffer warning during testing.
 Patch0:         Fix_depreciated_fromstring_warning.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE python312.patch
+Patch1:         python312.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
diff --git a/python312.patch b/python312.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0f842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python312.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Index: gwyfile-0.2.0/versioneer.py
+===================================================================
+--- gwyfile-0.2.0.orig/versioneer.py
++++ gwyfile-0.2.0/versioneer.py
+@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ def get_config_from_root(root):
+     # configparser.NoOptionError (if it lacks "VCS="). See the docstring at
+     # the top of versioneer.py for instructions on writing your setup.cfg .
+     setup_cfg = os.path.join(root, "setup.cfg")
+-    parser = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
++    parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+     with open(setup_cfg, "r") as f:
+-        parser.readfp(f)
++        parser.read_file(f)
+     VCS = parser.get("versioneer", "VCS")  # mandatory
+ 
+     def get(parser, name):