diff --git a/python-boltons.changes b/python-boltons.changes
index 09b8bcc..df30416 100644
--- a/python-boltons.changes
+++ b/python-boltons.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 15 03:45:13 UTC 2025 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch support-pytest-9.patch:
+  * Use shiny new pathlib arguments for the collection hooks.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 21 12:30:09 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-boltons.spec b/python-boltons.spec
index c59364c..9e70227 100644
--- a/python-boltons.spec
+++ b/python-boltons.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-boltons
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC and contributors
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ Summary:        The "Boltons" utility package for Python
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 URL:            https://github.com/mahmoud/boltons
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/b/boltons/boltons-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gh#mahmoud/boltons#391
+Patch0:         support-pytest-9.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flit-core}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
diff --git a/support-pytest-9.patch b/support-pytest-9.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51addcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support-pytest-9.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 5bf0e99182fc910f641a0849fa209940d68bce32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Steve Kowalik <steven@wedontsleep.org>
+Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:38:06 +1100
+Subject: [PATCH] Support pytest 9 changes
+
+Starting from pytest 7, the py.path arguments to pytest's hook functions
+have been deprecated, replaced with pathlib.Path equivalents. Since
+pytest 7 is the minimum version we support, move to using it.
+---
+ tests/conftest.py | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
+index d4d2192c..e2c9a0cf 100644
+--- a/tests/conftest.py
++++ b/tests/conftest.py
+@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
+ _VERSION_MARKER = re.compile(r'_py(?P<major_version>\d)(?P<minor_version>\d)?')
+ 
+ 
+-def pytest_ignore_collect(path, config):
++def pytest_ignore_collect(collection_path, config):
+     """
+     Ignore tests that end with _pyX, where X does not equal this
+     interpreter's major version.
+     """
+-    filename = path.basename
++    filename = collection_path.name
+     modulename = filename.split('.', 1)[0]
+     match = _VERSION_MARKER.search(modulename)
+     if not match: