diff --git a/rubygem-gem2rpm.changes b/rubygem-gem2rpm.changes
index 8b1ac7b..c71d5fc 100644
--- a/rubygem-gem2rpm.changes
+++ b/rubygem-gem2rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct  8 10:52:39 UTC 2024 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>
+
+- update suse.patch:
+  handle ERB.new for older ruby versions
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  8 00:26:29 UTC 2024 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/suse.patch b/suse.patch
index 3957761..67d4e58 100644
--- a/suse.patch
+++ b/suse.patch
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ index 0000000..2d4adf0
 +#       /bin/echo foo
 +#
 diff --git a/lib/gem2rpm.rb b/lib/gem2rpm.rb
-index 017ecd1..349c897 100644
+index 017ecd1..3db6853 100644
 --- a/lib/gem2rpm.rb
 +++ b/lib/gem2rpm.rb
 @@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ module Gem2Rpm
@@ -205,15 +205,21 @@ index 017ecd1..349c897 100644
      download_path = ""
      unless local
        begin
-@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ module Gem2Rpm
+@@ -46,8 +49,12 @@ module Gem2Rpm
          $stderr.puts e.inspect
        end
      end
 -    template = ERB.new(template, 0, '-')
-+    template = ERB.new(template, trim_mode: '-')
-     out.puts template.result(binding)
+-    out.puts template.result(binding)
++    erb_instance = if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('2.6')
++      ERB.new(str=template, trim_mode: '-')
++    else
++      ERB.new(str=template, safe_mode=0, trim_mode='-')
++    end
++    out.puts erb_instance.result(binding)
    rescue Gem::Exception => e
      puts e
+   end
 diff --git a/lib/gem2rpm/specification.rb b/lib/gem2rpm/specification.rb
 index 9a8d5a1..2e4f7b2 100644
 --- a/lib/gem2rpm/specification.rb