diff --git a/py313.patch b/py313.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3be0b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py313.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/src/gattlib.cpp~	2022-07-12 01:13:30.000000000 -0500
++++ b/src/gattlib.cpp	2023-11-21 15:46:52.627114146 -0600
+@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@
+ 
+ void
+ IOService::start() {
+-    if (!PyEval_ThreadsInitialized()) {
+-        PyEval_InitThreads();
+-    }
+-
+     boost::thread iothread(std::bind(&IOService::operator(), this));
+     start_event.wait(10);
+ }
diff --git a/python-gattlib.spec b/python-gattlib.spec
index e11a01a..6d9f0f9 100644
--- a/python-gattlib.spec
+++ b/python-gattlib.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:               python-gattlib
 Version:            0.20210616
-Release:            7%{?dist}
+Release:            8%{?dist}
 Summary:            Library to access Bluetooth LE devices
 
 License:            Apache-2.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:            Apache-2.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:                https://github.com/oscaracena/pygattlib
 Source0:            https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/g/%{modname}/%{modname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:	    COPYING
+Patch0:             py313.patch
 
 BuildRequires:      gcc-c++
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ Summary:            %{summary}
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{modname}}
 BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:      python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
-BuildRequires:      boost-python3-devel
+BuildRequires:      boost-python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:      glib2-devel
 BuildRequires:      bluez-libs-devel
 
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ find . -type f | xargs chmod -x
 %{python3_sitearch}/%{modname}*.egg-info/
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 21 2023 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 0.20210616-8
+- Patch for Python 3.13
+
 * Fri Jul 21 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.20210616-7
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_39_Mass_Rebuild