diff --git a/python-blockdiag-nose-to-pytest.patch b/python-blockdiag-nose-to-pytest.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9ef015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-blockdiag-nose-to-pytest.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 116434d..7da66c2 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def get_version():
+             'docutils'
+         ],
+         'testing': [
+-            'nose',
++            'pytest',
+             'flake8',
+             'flake8-coding',
+             'flake8-copyright',
+@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def get_version():
+             'docutils',
+         ],
+     },
+-    test_suite='nose.collector',
+     entry_points="""
+        [console_scripts]
+        blockdiag = blockdiag.command:main
+diff --git a/src/blockdiag/tests/rst/test_blockdiag_directives.py b/src/blockdiag/tests/rst/test_blockdiag_directives.py
+index 0b86583..72ed086 100644
+--- a/src/blockdiag/tests/rst/test_blockdiag_directives.py
++++ b/src/blockdiag/tests/rst/test_blockdiag_directives.py
+@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
+ from blockdiag.tests.utils import TemporaryDirectory, capture_stderr, with_pil
+ from blockdiag.utils.rst import directives
+ 
++TESTDIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
++FONTPATH = os.path.join(TESTDIR, '..', 'VLGothic', 'VL-Gothic-Regular.ttf')
++
+ 
+ class TestRstDirectives(unittest.TestCase):
+     def setUp(self):
+@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ def test_setup_inline_svg_is_true_but_format_isnt_svg(self):
+         self.assertEqual(nodes.image, type(doctree[0]))
+ 
+     def test_setup_inline_svg_is_true_with_multibytes(self):
+-        directives.setup(format='SVG', outputdir=self.tmpdir)
++        directives.setup(format='SVG', outputdir=self.tmpdir, fontpath=FONTPATH)
+         text = (".. blockdiag::\n"
+                 "\n"
+                 "   あ -> い")
+diff --git a/src/blockdiag/tests/test_generate_diagram.py b/src/blockdiag/tests/test_generate_diagram.py
+index 361c86f..6b9a773 100644
+--- a/src/blockdiag/tests/test_generate_diagram.py
++++ b/src/blockdiag/tests/test_generate_diagram.py
+@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
+ import sys
+ import unittest
+ 
+-from nose.tools import nottest
+-
+ import blockdiag
+ import blockdiag.command
+ from blockdiag.tests.utils import (TemporaryDirectory, capture_stderr,
+@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ def test_generate():
+     files = get_diagram_files(basepath)
+     options = []
+ 
+-    for testcase in testcase_generator(basepath, mainfunc, files, options):
++    for testcase in _testcase_generator(basepath, mainfunc, files, options):
+         yield testcase
+ 
+ 
+@@ -62,12 +60,11 @@ def test_generate_with_separate():
+     filtered = (f for f in files if re.search('separate', f))
+     options = ['--separate']
+ 
+-    for testcase in testcase_generator(basepath, mainfunc, filtered, options):
++    for testcase in _testcase_generator(basepath, mainfunc, filtered, options):
+         yield testcase
+ 
+ 
+-@nottest
+-def testcase_generator(basepath, mainfunc, files, options):
++def _testcase_generator(basepath, mainfunc, files, options):
+     fontpath = get_fontpath(basepath)
+     options = options + ['-f', fontpath]
+ 
+diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
+index 3912471..48b0c85 100644
+--- a/tox.ini
++++ b/tox.ini
+@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ deps =
+ passenv =
+     ALL_TESTS
+ commands =
+-    nosetests
++    pytest
+     flake8 src
+
diff --git a/python-blockdiag.changes b/python-blockdiag.changes
index 238647d..bcd8fb2 100644
--- a/python-blockdiag.changes
+++ b/python-blockdiag.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep  1 07:28:26 UTC 2021 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- added patches
+  https://github.com/blockdiag/blockdiag/pull/131
+  + python-blockdiag-nose-to-pytest.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 30 13:34:57 UTC 2021 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-blockdiag.spec b/python-blockdiag.spec
index 9841240..1262f23 100644
--- a/python-blockdiag.spec
+++ b/python-blockdiag.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            http://blockdiag.com/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/b/blockdiag/blockdiag-%{version}.tar.gz
+# https://github.com/blockdiag/blockdiag/pull/131
+Patch0:         python-blockdiag-nose-to-pytest.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Pillow >= 2.2.1}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module funcparserlib >= 0.3.6}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module reportlab}
@@ -54,9 +56,11 @@ Recommends:     python-reportlab
 
 %description
 The blockdiag package generates block-diagram image files
+from spec-text files.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n blockdiag-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build
@@ -74,8 +78,6 @@ The blockdiag package generates block-diagram image files
 
 %check
 pushd src
-# this only test requires nose
-rm blockdiag/tests/test_generate_diagram.py
 # other disabled tests:
 # [    9s] WARNING: Could not retrieve: http://blockdiag.com/favicon.ico
 # [    9s] WARNING: Could not retrieve: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Scalable_Vector_Graphics_Circle2.svg