diff --git a/vpnc.changes b/vpnc.changes
index dd217a7..448c973 100644
--- a/vpnc.changes
+++ b/vpnc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 20 13:29:43 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Use %autosetup macro. Allows to eliminate the usage of deprecated
+  %patchN
+
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 Thu May  7 08:34:48 UTC 2020 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/vpnc.spec b/vpnc.spec
index c62a40a..d609c4e 100644
--- a/vpnc.spec
+++ b/vpnc.spec
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ aes192 aes256 Perfect Forward Secrecy: nopfs dh1 dh2 dh5
 It runs entirely in userspace and uses the TUN/TAP driver for access.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{name}
-%patch1 -p1
+%autosetup -p1 -n %{name}
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"