diff --git a/tupitube.changes b/tupitube.changes
index 05f2313..885e38a 100644
--- a/tupitube.changes
+++ b/tupitube.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  3 13:01:05 UTC 2023 - Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>
+
+- Fix build with newer rubies, that removed File:exists method
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr 26 12:25:31 UTC 2022 - Luigi Baldoni <aloisio@gmx.com>
 
diff --git a/tupitube.spec b/tupitube.spec
index 35655a8..cdbfef1 100644
--- a/tupitube.spec
+++ b/tupitube.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package tupitube
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2016 Packman Team <packman@links2linux.de>
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ This package contains plugins for %{name}.
 # Fix `require': cannot load such file -- os (LoadError)
 sed -i '/require .os/d' qonf/configure.rb
 
+# Newer rubies obviously removed this method: note the elaborated error message
+# Configure failed. error was: undefined method `exists?' for File:Class
+sed -i 's|File.exists|File.exist|' configure.rb qonf/test.rb
+
 # Fix 'E: spurious-executable-perm'
 chmod -x COPYING README* launcher/tupitube.xml