diff --git a/gh139257-Support-docutils-0.22.patch b/gh139257-Support-docutils-0.22.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f83363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gh139257-Support-docutils-0.22.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 19b61747df3d62c822285c488753d6fbdf91e3ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Garcia Moreno <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:20:16 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gh-139257: Support docutils >= 0.22
+
+---
+ Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py | 12 +++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: Python-3.13.7/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
+===================================================================
+--- Python-3.13.7.orig/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
++++ Python-3.13.7/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
+@@ -25,11 +25,21 @@ from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxD
+ SOURCE_URI = 'https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.13/%s'
+ 
+ # monkey-patch reST parser to disable alphabetic and roman enumerated lists
++def _disable_alphabetic_and_roman(text):
++    try:
++        # docutils >= 0.22
++        from docutils.parsers.rst.states import InvalidRomanNumeralError
++        raise InvalidRomanNumeralError(text)
++    except ImportError:
++        # docutils < 0.22
++        return None
++
++
+ from docutils.parsers.rst.states import Body
+ Body.enum.converters['loweralpha'] = \
+     Body.enum.converters['upperalpha'] = \
+     Body.enum.converters['lowerroman'] = \
+-    Body.enum.converters['upperroman'] = lambda x: None
++    Body.enum.converters['upperroman'] = _disable_alphabetic_and_roman
+ 
+ 
+ class PyAwaitableMixin(object):
diff --git a/python313.changes b/python313.changes
index a57b072..32943d0 100644
--- a/python313.changes
+++ b/python313.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 29 06:52:07 UTC 2025 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Add gh139257-Support-docutils-0.22.patch to fix build with latest
+  docutils (>=0.22) gh#python/cpython#139257
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 22 06:41:53 UTC 2025 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/python313.spec b/python313.spec
index 32125b9..1616677 100644
--- a/python313.spec
+++ b/python313.spec
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ Patch42:        gh126985-mv-pyvenv.cfg2getpath.patch
 Patch43:        bsc1243155-sphinx-non-determinism.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gh138131-exclude-pycache-from-digest.patch bsc#1244680 daniel.garcia@suse.com
 Patch44:        gh138131-exclude-pycache-from-digest.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE gh139257-Support-docutils-0.22.patch gh#python/cpython#139257 daniel.garcia@suse.com
+Patch45:        gh139257-Support-docutils-0.22.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf-archive
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes