diff --git a/python-matplotlib.changes b/python-matplotlib.changes
index 6bb25e1..95c2bd2 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.changes
+++ b/python-matplotlib.changes
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Fri Mar 21 08:55:15 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
   * Add version gate to GTK4 calls when necessary
   * Raise warning if both c and facecolors are used in scatter plot
 - Drop merged matplotlib-pr29631-install-test-ipynb.patch
+- Skip test failing with texlive 2025
 
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 Sun Feb 16 20:07:11 UTC 2025 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index 22788e5..4954adc 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ skip_tests+=" or test_compressed1"
 # image comparison failures due to precisions dicrepancies to the x86 produced references
 skip_tests+=" or png or svg or pdf"
 %endif
+# test failure with texlive 2025 https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/29790
+skip_tests+=" or (test_backend_pgf and test_rcupdate)"
 
 # Fails in SLFO:Main
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= %SLE_VERSION