diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd615c1..942ed11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@
 /Encode-2.94.tar.gz
 /Encode-2.95.tar.gz
 /Encode-2.96.tar.gz
+/Encode-2.97.tar.gz
diff --git a/Encode-2.96-Fix-https-rt.cpan.org-Ticket-Display.html-id-124399.patch b/Encode-2.96-Fix-https-rt.cpan.org-Ticket-Display.html-id-124399.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 863a030..0000000
--- a/Encode-2.96-Fix-https-rt.cpan.org-Ticket-Display.html-id-124399.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-From cfaedb2beda37cbc3575ee818c3c83ea87673c32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Karl Williamson <khw@cpan.org>
-Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:47:46 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=124399
-MIME-Version: 1.0
-Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
-Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
-
-Encode 2.95 broke this module, which is testing for a particular warning
-message.  It was not my intent to change any part of the API with the
-commits that comprise 2.95, and it turns out that the message is
-different only in one or two perl versions where an interaction with a
-deprecation caused the new message to be displayed.
-
-The commit here just keeps the old code being used into the 5.27 series.
-It probably could work starting in 5.27.2, but its easier to use a
-marker of the existence of a newer function, and since the affected
-versions are all development releases, I went with the marker.
-
-Signed-off-by: Petr Písař <ppisar@redhat.com>
----
- Encode.xs | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/Encode.xs b/Encode.xs
-index 91c5257..13eb15d 100644
---- a/Encode.xs
-+++ b/Encode.xs
-@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ strict_utf8(pTHX_ SV* sv)
- }
- 
- /* Modern perls have the capability to do this more efficiently and portably */
--#ifdef is_utf8_string_loc_flags
-+#ifdef utf8n_to_uvchr_msgs
- # define CAN_USE_BASE_PERL
- #endif
- 
--- 
-2.13.6
-
diff --git a/perl-Encode.spec b/perl-Encode.spec
index a6a0df4..52f9a0e 100644
--- a/perl-Encode.spec
+++ b/perl-Encode.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Because encoding sub-package has an independent version, version macro gets
 # redefined.
-%global cpan_version 2.96
+%global cpan_version 2.97
 Name:           perl-Encode
 Epoch:          4
 Version:        %{cpan_version}
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Version:        %{cpan_version}
 # perl-encoding sub-package has independent version which does not change
 # often and consecutive builds would clash on perl-encoding NEVRA. This is the
 # same case as in perl.spec.
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Character encodings in Perl
 # ucm:          UCD
 # bin/encguess: Artistic 2.0
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ Summary:        Character encodings in Perl
 License:        (GPL+ or Artistic) and Artistic 2.0 and UCD
 URL:            http://search.cpan.org/dist/Encode/
 Source0:        http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/D/DA/DANKOGAI/Encode-%{cpan_version}.tar.gz
-# Preserve a warning on Perl 5.26.1, bug #1544345, CPAN RT#124399
-Patch0:         Encode-2.96-Fix-https-rt.cpan.org-Ticket-Display.html-id-124399.patch
 BuildRequires:  findutils
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  make
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ your own encoding to perl. No knowledge of XS is necessary.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n Encode-%{cpan_version}
-%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 # Additional scripts can be installed by appending MORE_SCRIPTS, UCM files by
@@ -169,6 +166,9 @@ make test
 %{perl_vendorarch}/Encode/encode.h
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 21 2018 Petr Pisar <ppisar@redhat.com> - 4:2.97-3
+- 2.97 bump
+
 * Mon Feb 19 2018 Petr Pisar <ppisar@redhat.com> - 4:2.96-2
 - Preserve a warning on Perl 5.26.1 (bug #1544345)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index d5a94bc..7849b91 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (Encode-2.96.tar.gz) = abd25f4959183fb3c77fd4c3d0fa152b7f8bec069c1f9cadc3f00a944b44dae31ab8de991fdaa4b313b6272af9fa9358ba1eb7d14d0d8ca01ad8027066bdb835
+SHA512 (Encode-2.97.tar.gz) = 26815069bc726fa1f990547dc40d5eacbd03edf49b409c5cacc5fcb4aa60838714654da502afc6f0465490a5d518548f670fdcdfa2da33958b6c38cdd6293a2d