diff --git a/0001-python-Further-fix-for-Python-3.8-embedding.patch b/0001-python-Further-fix-for-Python-3.8-embedding.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 438cff9..0000000
--- a/0001-python-Further-fix-for-Python-3.8-embedding.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-From 4840b5e8293287af45f1e6062e5272a9b2ee0535 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:34:59 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] python: Further fix for Python 3.8 embedding.
-
-Further attempt to fix Python 3.8; see also
-commit fb1a74b3d84571bc4c6bb57b26128c92b3368c52
-and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1718294
----
- configure.ac | 12 +++---------
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 3489ae1..24d986f 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -474,18 +474,12 @@ AS_IF([test "x$PYTHON" != "xno" && test "x$enable_python" != "xno"],[
-     ])
- 
-     dnl Check for Python CFLAGS, libraries.
--    dnl For Python >= 3.8 we have to use python-embed.pc, see:
-+    dnl For Python >= 3.8 we have to use python-<VERSION>-embed.pc, see:
-     dnl https://docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/3.8.html#debug-build-uses-the-same-abi-as-release-build
-     dnl The python.pc is called python-<VERSION>.pc on Debian and
-     dnl later versions of Fedora, and python.pc on older versions
-     dnl of Fedora.
--    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHON], [python-embed-"$PYTHON_VERSION"], [
--        AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CFLAGS])
--        AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
--        AC_SUBST([PYTHON_VERSION])
--        AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PYTHON],[1],[Python library found at compile time])
--    ],[
--    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHON], [python-embed], [
-+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PYTHON], [python-"$PYTHON_VERSION"-embed], [
-         AC_SUBST([PYTHON_CFLAGS])
-         AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
-         AC_SUBST([PYTHON_VERSION])
-@@ -505,7 +499,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$PYTHON" != "xno" && test "x$enable_python" != "xno"],[
-     ],[
-         AC_MSG_WARN([python $PYTHON_VERSION not found])
-         enable_python=no
--    ])])])])
-+    ])])])
- 
-     dnl Check for various functions needed by the bindings.
-     old_LIBS="$LIBS"
--- 
-2.22.0
-
diff --git a/nbdkit.spec b/nbdkit.spec
index 1130a2d..ddf22fd 100644
--- a/nbdkit.spec
+++ b/nbdkit.spec
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 %global verify_tarball_signature 1
 
 # If there are patches which touch autotools files, set this to 1.
-%global patches_touch_autotools 1
+%global patches_touch_autotools %{nil}
 
 # The source directory.
 %global source_directory 1.13-development
 
 Name:           nbdkit
-Version:        1.13.5
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Version:        1.13.6
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        NBD server
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ Source1:        http://libguestfs.org/download/nbdkit/%{source_directory}/%{name
 Source2:       libguestfs.keyring
 %endif
 
-Patch1:        0001-python-Further-fix-for-Python-3.8-embedding.patch
-
 %if 0%{patches_touch_autotools}
 BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, libtool
 %endif
@@ -836,6 +834,9 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check || {
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 26 2019 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.13.6-1
+- New upstream version 1.13.6.
+
 * Thu Jul 25 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.13.5-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 601d746..767a269 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (nbdkit-1.13.5.tar.gz) = 0fd5b492f1a14de32fde091e9ce53cd733ae862ffc3bfd9abf50132a12f89422f244839d9e6d41e296cbf3f06dcd354d92f18cc043caea7337bca877787955ff
-SHA512 (nbdkit-1.13.5.tar.gz.sig) = 70ffa7c620a4866ae03f7cf51ab92f66f7bd26b04e83217a3392bfe319d26f153aa919189c58aee3c19f2c016a09c50233cb5322248461ce7016a2139f41d39c
+SHA512 (nbdkit-1.13.6.tar.gz) = 1b3d420e96aaf25584b12b0bdc33fb5b46685e9a9dba66e5aea70d1efa1a0fb6de21799c903114091308bb15f406170b50b93f54616c0a6604e035f15433de70
+SHA512 (nbdkit-1.13.6.tar.gz.sig) = 892fe22a69dfd38730c4fa65d0ee353ec06bac30713db2c76c023e97b60a7d70dc7857c2e065407cccd810cd67ffe84f283323db2c56f108e7249f29631f95ff