diff --git a/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram-no-six.patch b/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram-no-six.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..671c1fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram-no-six.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Index: autoprogram-0.1.8/sphinxcontrib/autoprogram.py
+===================================================================
+--- autoprogram-0.1.8.orig/sphinxcontrib/autoprogram.py
++++ autoprogram-0.1.8/sphinxcontrib/autoprogram.py
+@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ from docutils import nodes
+ from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
+ from docutils.parsers.rst.directives import unchanged
+ from docutils.statemachine import StringList, ViewList
+-from six import exec_
+-from six.moves import builtins, reduce
++from functools import reduce
++import builtins
+ from sphinx.domains import std
+ from sphinx.util.nodes import nested_parse_with_titles
+ 
+@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ def import_object(import_name: str):
+                 with open(f[0]) as fobj:
+                     codestring = fobj.read()
+                 foo = imp.new_module("foo")
+-                exec_(codestring, foo.__dict__)
++                exec(codestring, foo.__dict__)
+ 
+                 sys.modules["foo"] = foo
+                 mod = __import__("foo")
+Index: autoprogram-0.1.8/setup.py
+===================================================================
+--- autoprogram-0.1.8.orig/setup.py
++++ autoprogram-0.1.8/setup.py
+@@ -9,7 +6,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packa
+ # Do not change the variable name.  It's parsed by doc/conf.py script.
+ version = '0.1.8'
+ 
+-requires = ['Sphinx >= 1.2', 'six']
++requires = ['Sphinx >= 1.2']
+ 
+ 
+ def readme():
diff --git a/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.changes b/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.changes
index 1cc9616..14ad60b 100644
--- a/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.changes
+++ b/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr  6 09:42:32 UTC 2023 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- do not require python-six
+- added patches
+  fix https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/autoprogram/issues/63
+  + python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram-no-six.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 20 10:40:25 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.spec b/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.spec
index 07c056e..95eb08a 100644
--- a/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.spec
+++ b/python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram.spec
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ Source0:        %{URL}/archive/%{version}/python-sphinxcontrib-%{short_name}-%{v
 Patch1:         skip-failing-test.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM sphinx6.patch gh#sphinx-contrib/autoprogram#62
 Patch2:         sphinx6.patch
+# https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/autoprogram/issues/63
+Patch3:         python-sphinxcontrib-autoprogram-no-six.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Sphinx >= 1.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-Sphinx >= 1.2
-Requires:       python-six
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if "%{flavor}" == "test"
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module sphinxcontrib-autoprogram == %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module sphinxcontrib-websupport >= 1.0.1}
 %endif
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ it into a set of .. program:: and .. option:: directives.
 %endif
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n %{short_name}-%{version} -p1
+%autosetup -p1 -n %{short_name}-%{version} -p1
 
 %build
 %if "%{flavor}" == ""