diff --git a/python-graphviz.changes b/python-graphviz.changes
index c50c6c7..86489d7 100644
--- a/python-graphviz.changes
+++ b/python-graphviz.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  6 22:22:48 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add python312-syntax-warning.patch for python 3.12 support
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 21 12:25:49 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-graphviz.spec b/python-graphviz.spec
index 7884e1a..0aad545 100644
--- a/python-graphviz.spec
+++ b/python-graphviz.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/xflr6/graphviz
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/g/graphviz/graphviz-%{version}.zip
+Patch1:         python312-syntax-warning.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest >= 6}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-mock >= 3}
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ inspected with its default application. Graphs can also be rendered and
 displayed within IPython notebooks.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n graphviz-%{version}
+%autosetup -p1 -n graphviz-%{version}
 sed -i '/--cov/d' setup.cfg
 sed -i '/^mock_use_standalone_module/d' setup.cfg
 
diff --git a/python312-syntax-warning.patch b/python312-syntax-warning.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efc1d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python312-syntax-warning.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 5ce9fc5de4f2284baa27d7a8d68ab0885d032868 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Sebastian Bank <sebastian.bank@uni-leipzig.de>
+Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:39:52 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] expect SyntaxWarning in test_deprecated_escape() under Python
+ 3.12
+
+https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#other-language-changes
+---
+ tests/test_quoting.py | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+Index: graphviz-0.20.1/tests/test_quoting.py
+===================================================================
+--- graphviz-0.20.1.orig/tests/test_quoting.py
++++ graphviz-0.20.1/tests/test_quoting.py
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++import sys
+ import warnings
+ 
+ import pytest
+@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ def test_deprecated_escape(recwarn, char
+     escape = eval(rf'"\{char}"')
+ 
+     assert len(recwarn) == 1
+-    w = recwarn.pop(DeprecationWarning)
++    w = recwarn.pop(DeprecationWarning if sys.version_info < (3, 12)
++                    else SyntaxWarning)
+     assert str(w.message).startswith('invalid escape sequence')
+ 
+     assert escape == f'\\{char}'