diff --git a/texlive-specs-u.changes b/texlive-specs-u.changes
index b1dddb6..9d0636f 100644
--- a/texlive-specs-u.changes
+++ b/texlive-specs-u.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 27 13:38:11 UTC 2024 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+
+- Add fix for bug boo#1212476 -- fix python shebang 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 20 09:19:21 UTC 2024 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/texlive-specs-u.spec b/texlive-specs-u.spec
index c858a75..d81fbe1 100644
--- a/texlive-specs-u.spec
+++ b/texlive-specs-u.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %define texlive_version  2024
 %define texlive_previous 2022
 %define texlive_release  20240311
-%define texlive_noarch   213
+%define texlive_noarch   215
 %define biber_version    2.19
 
 #!BuildIgnore:          texlive
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 %define _x11inc         %{_includedir}
 %define _appdefdir      %{_x11data}/app-defaults
 
+%if ! %{defined python3_bin_suffix}
+%global python3_bin_suffix 3
+%endif
+
 Name:           texlive-specs-u
 Version:        2024
 Release:        0
@@ -20383,6 +20387,7 @@ VERBOSE=false %{_texmfdistdir}/texconfig/update || :
 	ed %{buildroot}/${scr} <<-'EOF'
 		1
 		s@/env[[:blank:]]\+@/@
+		g/python/s@python[23]\?[^\s]*@python%python3_bin_suffix@
 		.
 		w
 		q
@@ -20405,6 +20410,7 @@ VERBOSE=false %{_texmfdistdir}/texconfig/update || :
 	ed %{buildroot}/${scr} <<-'EOF'
 		1
 		s@/env[[:blank:]]\+@/@
+		g/python/s@python[23]\?[^\s]*@python%python3_bin_suffix@
 		.
 		w
 		q
@@ -20528,10 +20534,10 @@ VERBOSE=false %{_texmfdistdir}/texconfig/update || :
     for scr in %{_texmfdistdir}/doc/latex/scanpages/replicate.py
     do
         test -e %{buildroot}/$scr || continue
-	head -n 1 %{buildroot}/$scr | grep -q python3 && continue
+	head -n 1 %{buildroot}/$scr | grep -q python%python3_bin_suffix && continue
 	ed %{buildroot}/${scr} <<-'EOF'
 		1
-		s@python@python3@
+		g/python/s@python[23]\?[^\s]*@python%python3_bin_suffix@
 		.
 		w
 		q
@@ -20544,6 +20550,7 @@ VERBOSE=false %{_texmfdistdir}/texconfig/update || :
 	ed %{buildroot}/${scr} <<-'EOF'
 		1
 		s@/env[[:blank:]]\+@/@
+		g/python/s@python[23]\?[^\s]*@python%python3_bin_suffix@
 		.
 		w
 		q