diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.changes b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
index aea235f..8cb7254 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.changes
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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-Thu Oct 31 18:37:19 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
+Fri Nov  1 06:09:04 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
 
-- Clean up the SPEC file.
+- Skip failing tests (gh#python/importlib_metadata#509).
 
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 Wed Oct 23 20:30:27 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.spec b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
index 5abb58b..cf79208 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.spec
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-zipp >= 0.5
 Provides:       python-importlib_metadata = %{version}
 BuildArch:      noarch
-%if %{python_version_nodots} < 38
-Requires:       python-typing_extensions >= 3.6.4
-%endif
+Requires:       (python-typing_extensions >= 3.6.4 if python-base < 3.8)
 %if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module importlib_resources >= 1.3 if %python-base < 3.9}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module jaraco.test}
@@ -78,7 +76,14 @@ importlib.metadata including improvements added to subsequent Python versions.
 %check
 %if %{with test}
 # no pytest_perf available
-%pytest --ignore exercises.py
+# gh#python/importlib_metadata#509
+skip_tests="test_packages_distributions_example or test_packages_distributions_example2"
+skip_tests+=" or test_case_insensitive or test_files or test_missing_metadata"
+skip_tests+=" or test_one_distribution or test_zip_entry_points or test_zip_version"
+skip_tests+=" or test_case_insensitive or test_files or test_missing_metadata"
+skip_tests+=" or test_normalized_name or test_one_distribution or test_zip_entry_points"
+skip_tests+=" or test_zip_version"
+%pytest --ignore exercises.py -k "not (${skip_tests})"
 %endif
 
 %if !%{with test}