diff --git a/python-certifi-fix-version-string.patch b/python-certifi-fix-version-string.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad0e98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-certifi-fix-version-string.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+diff -Nru certifi-2017.7.27.1.orig/certifi/__init__.py certifi-2017.7.27.1/certifi/__init__.py
+--- certifi-2017.7.27.1.orig/certifi/__init__.py	2017-07-27 17:45:44.000000000 +0200
++++ certifi-2017.7.27.1/certifi/__init__.py	2017-10-12 10:50:57.829829040 +0200
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+ from .core import where, old_where
+ 
+-__version__ = "2017.07.27.1"
++__version__ = "2017.7.27.1"
diff --git a/python-certifi.changes b/python-certifi.changes
index 7df228c..c2eb9a9 100644
--- a/python-certifi.changes
+++ b/python-certifi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 12 08:52:57 UTC 2017 - adrian.glaubitz@suse.com
+
+- add patch to fix version string from 2017.07.27.1 to
+  2017.7.27.1 to fix the build on SLE12_SP3 and earlier
+  + python-certifi-fix-version-string.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  3 05:42:11 UTC 2017 - arun@gmx.de
 
diff --git a/python-certifi.spec b/python-certifi.spec
index ccc1ece..c57d7ef 100644
--- a/python-certifi.spec
+++ b/python-certifi.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Url:            https://pypi.python.org/pypi/certifi
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/c/certifi/certifi-%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-SUSE -- prefer SUSE certificates
 Patch0:         python-certifi-shipped-requests-cabundle.patch
+Patch1:         python-certifi-fix-version-string.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  ca-certificates
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ derived from Mozilla Firefox's canonical set.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n certifi-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build