diff --git a/pr_122.patch b/pr_122.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a12048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pr_122.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 62793cb0eff591bb091d349177a7028bf6f0f6bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joffrey MANDER <joffrey.mander@polyconseil.fr>
+Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:41:56 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] apns2.credentials: since version 2.0.0 pyJWT encode
+ method return str
+
+---
+ apns2/credentials.py | 2 +-
+ setup.py             | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/apns2/credentials.py b/apns2/credentials.py
+index 655893f..028093e 100644
+--- a/apns2/credentials.py
++++ b/apns2/credentials.py
+@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _get_or_create_topic_token(self) -> str:
+             }
+             jwt_token = jwt.encode(token_dict, self.__auth_key,
+                                    algorithm=self.__encryption_algorithm,
+-                                   headers=headers).decode('ascii')
++                                   headers=headers)
+ 
+             # Cache JWT token for later use. One JWT token per connection.
+             # https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/setting_up_a_remote_notification_server/establishing_a_token-based_connection_to_apns
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 2d8fafb..5837572 100755
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
+     packages=['apns2'],
+     install_requires=[
+         'hyper>=0.7',
+-        'PyJWT>=1.4.0,<2.0.0',
++        'PyJWT>=2.0.0',
+         'cryptography>=1.7.2',
+     ],
+     extras_require={
diff --git a/python-apns2.changes b/python-apns2.changes
index fb986db..8195d58 100644
--- a/python-apns2.changes
+++ b/python-apns2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 26 15:42:17 UTC 2021 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
+
+- Add pr_122.patch to fix builds
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 26 14:26:56 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-apns2.spec b/python-apns2.spec
index 44c4ce4..af9fcd9 100644
--- a/python-apns2.spec
+++ b/python-apns2.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/Pr0Ger/PyAPNs2
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/a/apns2/apns2-%{version}.tar.gz
+# Subset of https://github.com/Pr0Ger/PyAPNs2/pull/122.patch
+Patch0:         pr_122.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros