diff --git a/0001-Revert-Block-signals-during-RPM-transaction-processi.patch b/0001-Revert-Block-signals-during-RPM-transaction-processi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5eac57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Revert-Block-signals-during-RPM-transaction-processi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From d78d79f44be227a910ec8ecf811ff5898b14f653 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jan Kolarik <jkolarik@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:25:59 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Revert "Block signals during RPM transaction processing"
+
+---
+ dnf/base.py | 6 ------
+ 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dnf/base.py b/dnf/base.py
+index ff7c6fe7..7e97e212 100644
+--- a/dnf/base.py
++++ b/dnf/base.py
+@@ -1028,9 +1028,6 @@ class Base(object):
+                 for display_ in cb.displays:
+                     display_.output = False
+ 
+-            # block signals to disallow external interruptions of the transaction
+-            rpm.blockSignals(True)
+-
+             self._plugins.run_pre_transaction()
+ 
+             logger.info(_('Running transaction'))
+@@ -1048,9 +1045,6 @@ class Base(object):
+         for msg in dnf.util._post_transaction_output(self, self.transaction, _pto_callback):
+             logger.debug(msg)
+ 
+-        # unblock signals as we are done with the transaction
+-        rpm.blockSignals(False)
+-
+         return tid
+ 
+     def _trans_error_summary(self, errstring):
+-- 
+2.41.0
+
diff --git a/dnf.spec b/dnf.spec
index d652ec2..38732dd 100644
--- a/dnf.spec
+++ b/dnf.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %global hawkey_version 0.71.0
 %global libcomps_version 0.1.8
 %global libmodulemd_version 2.9.3
-%global rpm_version 4.18.0
+%global rpm_version 4.14.0
 
 # conflicts
 %global conflicts_dnf_plugins_core_version 4.0.26
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ It supports RPMs, modules and comps groups & environments.
 
 Name:           dnf
 Version:        4.17.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        %{pkg_summary}
 # For a breakdown of the licensing, see PACKAGE-LICENSING
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-1.0-only
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         0001-Revert-Block-signals-during-RPM-transaction-processi.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gettext
@@ -381,6 +382,9 @@ popd
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{name}/automatic/
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 21 2023 Jan Kolarik <jkolarik@redhat.com> - 4.17.0-2
+- Revert "Block signals during RPM transaction processing" (RhBug:2236997)
+
 * Thu Sep 21 2023 Jan Kolarik <jkolarik@redhat.com> - 4.17.0-1
 - Update to 4.17.0
 - crypto: Use libdnf crypto API instead of using GnuPG/GpgME