diff --git a/python-autodocsumm.changes b/python-autodocsumm.changes
index 9887bfa..96c920e 100644
--- a/python-autodocsumm.changes
+++ b/python-autodocsumm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 28 12:45:01 UTC 2023 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch sphinx72.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 19 09:03:48 UTC 2023 - Jiri Srain <jsrain@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-autodocsumm.spec b/python-autodocsumm.spec
index 16eb5a5..7b31a0a 100644
--- a/python-autodocsumm.spec
+++ b/python-autodocsumm.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Summary:        Extended sphinx autodoc including automatic autosummaries
 License:        Apache-2.0
 URL:            https://github.com/Chilipp/autodocsumm
 Source:         https://github.com/Chilipp/autodocsumm/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/autodocsumm-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM https://github.com/Chilipp/autodocsumm/pull/88 fix build with Sphinx 7.2
+Patch:          sphinx72.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module versioneer}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
diff --git a/sphinx72.patch b/sphinx72.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff8958f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sphinx72.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: autodocsumm-0.2.11/tests/test_autodocsumm.py
+===================================================================
+--- autodocsumm-0.2.11.orig/tests/test_autodocsumm.py
++++ autodocsumm-0.2.11/tests/test_autodocsumm.py
+@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def in_between(full, sub, s0, *others):
+ 
+ 
+ def get_html(app, fname):
+-    with open(app.outdir + '/' + fname) as f:
++    with open(str(app.outdir) + '/' + fname) as f:
+         return f.read()
+ 
+