diff --git a/python-312.patch b/python-312.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a6da38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-312.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: unittest-xml-reporting-3.2.0/tests/testsuite.py
+===================================================================
+--- unittest-xml-reporting-3.2.0.orig/tests/testsuite.py
++++ unittest-xml-reporting-3.2.0/tests/testsuite.py
+@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@ class XMLTestRunnerTestCase(unittest.Tes
+         countBeforeTest = sys.getrefcount(self.DummyRefCountTest.dummy)
+         runner = self._test_xmlrunner(suite)
+         countAfterTest = sys.getrefcount(self.DummyRefCountTest.dummy)
++        if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
++            countBeforeTest += 1
+         self.assertEqual(countBeforeTest, countAfterTest)
+ 
+     class StderrXMLTestRunner(xmlrunner.XMLTestRunner):
diff --git a/python-unittest-xml-reporting.changes b/python-unittest-xml-reporting.changes
index 9954d79..a2b017b 100644
--- a/python-unittest-xml-reporting.changes
+++ b/python-unittest-xml-reporting.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 18 05:33:49 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch python-312.patch:
+  * Fiddle with the refcounting for Python 3.12.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 30 05:50:30 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-unittest-xml-reporting.spec b/python-unittest-xml-reporting.spec
index 260ca0b..dc57c11 100644
--- a/python-unittest-xml-reporting.spec
+++ b/python-unittest-xml-reporting.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ URL:            https://github.com/xmlrunner/unittest-xml-reporting
 Source:         https://github.com/xmlrunner/unittest-xml-reporting/archive/%{version}.tar.gz
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM python-311.patch gh#xmlrunner/unittest-xml-reporting#274
 Patch0:         python-311.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE Add one to the refcount for Python 3.12
+Patch1:         python-312.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module lxml}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}