diff --git a/py312.patch b/py312.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7d240b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py312.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+--- common.cpp~	2022-10-24 23:27:33.000000000 -0500
++++ common.cpp	2023-03-09 09:44:13.652450597 -0600
+@@ -361,33 +361,6 @@
+         PyUnicode_READY(object);
+ 
+         switch (PyUnicode_KIND(object)) {
+-          case PyUnicode_WCHAR_KIND: {  // this code path should be deprecated
+-              if (SIZEOF_WCHAR_T == sizeof(UChar))
+-              {
+-                  Py_ssize_t len;
+-                  wchar_t *wchars = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(object, &len);
+-
+-                  if (wchars != NULL)
+-                  {
+-                      string.setTo((const UChar *) wchars, len);
+-                      PyMem_Free(wchars);
+-                  }
+-              }
+-              else if (SIZEOF_WCHAR_T == sizeof(UChar32))
+-              {
+-                  Py_ssize_t len;
+-                  wchar_t *wchars = PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(object, &len);
+-
+-                  if (wchars != NULL)
+-                  {
+-                      string = UnicodeString::fromUTF32(
+-                          (const UChar32 *) wchars, len);
+-                      PyMem_Free(wchars);
+-                  }
+-              }
+-              break;
+-          }
+-
+           case PyUnicode_1BYTE_KIND: {
+               Py_ssize_t len = PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH(object);
+               Py_UCS1 *pchars = PyUnicode_1BYTE_DATA(object);
diff --git a/pyicu.spec b/pyicu.spec
index 993b59c..2fe0865 100644
--- a/pyicu.spec
+++ b/pyicu.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 %define		realname PyICU
 Name:		pyicu
 Version:	2.10.2
-Release:	3%{?dist}
+Release:	4%{?dist}
 Summary:	Python extension wrapping the ICU C++ libraries
 
 License:	MIT
 URL:		https://pypi.org/project/PyICU/
 Source0:	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/P/%{realname}/%{realname}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         py312.patch
 
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	libicu-devel
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ Summary: Python 3 extension wrapping the ICU C++ libraries
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{realname}-%{version}
 
+%patch0 -p0
+
 %build
 %py3_build
 
@@ -54,11 +57,12 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/tests
 %files -n python3-pyicu
 %doc LICENSE
 %{python3_sitearch}/PyICU*
-#%{python3_sitearch}/__pycache__/PyICU*
 %{python3_sitearch}/icu/
-#%{python3_sitearch}/_icu*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 09 2023 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 2.10.2-4
+- Patch for Python 3.12.
+
 * Fri Mar 03 2023 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 2.10.2-3
 - migrated to SPDX license