diff --git a/PyICU-2.11.tar.gz b/PyICU-2.11.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index ad27aa9..0000000
--- a/PyICU-2.11.tar.gz
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-oid sha256:3ab531264cfe9132b3d2ac5d708da9a4649d25f6e6813730ac88cf040a08a844
-size 257899
diff --git a/PyICU-2.12.tar.gz b/PyICU-2.12.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fe3229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PyICU-2.12.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:bd7ab5efa93ad692e6daa29cd249364e521218329221726a113ca3cb281c8611
+size 260041
diff --git a/python-PyICU.changes b/python-PyICU.changes
index 225531d..28afbde 100644
--- a/python-PyICU.changes
+++ b/python-PyICU.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 18 14:06:00 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 2.12:
+  * fixed bug in RegexMatcher.reset() not retaining ownership
+    of string
+    - added wrappers for TimeZoneNames class
+    - added wrapper for TimeZone.getIanaID()
+    - added wrapper for
+  * added support for ICU 74.1
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 29 07:13:31 UTC 2023 - Andreas Schneider <asn@cryptomilk.org>
 
@@ -58,7 +69,7 @@ Thu Nov 11 15:44:28 UTC 2021 - Callum Farmer <gmbr3@opensuse.org>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov  8 10:34:34 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
-- add missing six declaration for testsuite 
+- add missing six declaration for testsuite
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 16 07:51:00 UTC 2021 - Axel Braun <axel.braun@gmx.de>
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ Fri Aug 13 17:36:21 UTC 2021 - Axel Braun <axel.braun@gmx.de>
 Wed Apr 28 08:06:12 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
 - Add patch support-icu-69.patch:
-  * Support ICU 69 
+  * Support ICU 69
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 14 16:27:25 UTC 2020 - Callum Farmer <gmbr3@opensuse.org>
diff --git a/python-PyICU.spec b/python-PyICU.spec
index 6d01bbd..3e2b891 100644
--- a/python-PyICU.spec
+++ b/python-PyICU.spec
@@ -19,19 +19,20 @@
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 %global modname PyICU
 Name:           python-%{modname}
-Version:        2.11
+Version:        2.12
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Python Extension Wrapping the ICU C++ API
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
 URL:            https://gitlab.pyicu.org
-Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/P/PyICU/PyICU-2.11.tar.gz
+Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/P/PyICU/PyICU-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FEATURE-UPSTREAM remove_six.patch mcepl@suse.com
 # Remove dependency on six
 Patch0:         remove_six.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++