diff --git a/85.patch b/85.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1d6121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/85.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+From f53f9128939bf178f6dbd0f294d4cbfbdc1481dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Benjamin A. Beasley" <code@musicinmybrain.net>
+Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:08:21 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove executable bit from filesystem permissions of
+ README.md
+
+An executable readme makes no sense, of course.
+---
+ README.md | 0
+ 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
+ mode change 100755 => 100644 README.md
+
+diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
+old mode 100755
+new mode 100644
diff --git a/python-textdistance.spec b/python-textdistance.spec
index a1749fa..27feacb 100644
--- a/python-textdistance.spec
+++ b/python-textdistance.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Source:         %{pypi_source textdistance}
 Patch:          https://github.com/life4/textdistance/pull/75.patch
 # JaroWinkler boosting fix
 Patch:          https://github.com/life4/textdistance/pull/76.patch
+# Remove executable bit from filesystem permissions of README.md
+Patch:          https://github.com/life4/textdistance/pull/85.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -58,11 +60,6 @@ rm -rf textdistance.egg-info
 %install
 %py3_install
 
-# Fix bad executable permission
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/python3-textdistance
-cp -pr README.md %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/python3-textdistance
-chmod 644 %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/python3-textdistance/README.md
-
 
 %check
 # disable tests that need abydos
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ k="${k-}${k+ and }not test_test_compare"
 
 %files -n python3-textdistance
 %license LICENSE
-%{_docdir}/python3-textdistance
+%doc README.md
 %{python3_sitelib}/textdistance
 %{python3_sitelib}/textdistance-%{version}-py%{python3_version}.egg-info