diff --git a/rayon-fix-metadata.diff b/rayon-fix-metadata.diff
index fe59d0b..46eac23 100644
--- a/rayon-fix-metadata.diff
+++ b/rayon-fix-metadata.diff
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --- rayon-1.9.0/Cargo.toml	1970-01-01T00:00:01+00:00
-+++ rayon-1.9.0/Cargo.toml	2024-03-05T14:03:02.218079+00:00
++++ rayon-1.9.0/Cargo.toml	2024-03-05T20:55:47.624022+00:00
 @@ -44,18 +44,8 @@
  [dependencies.rayon-core]
  version = "1.12.1"
diff --git a/rust-rayon.spec b/rust-rayon.spec
index 0dc8f4b..d178f27 100644
--- a/rust-rayon.spec
+++ b/rust-rayon.spec
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ use the "default" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
 
 %if %{with check}
 %check
-%cargo_test
+# * skip a test that tends to hang indefinitely:
+#   https://github.com/rayon-rs/rayon/issues/1142
+%cargo_test -- -- --exact --skip par_bridge_recursion
 %endif
 
 %changelog
diff --git a/rust2rpm.toml b/rust2rpm.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88483d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust2rpm.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[tests]
+skip = ["par_bridge_recursion"]
+skip-exact = true
+comments = ["skip a test that tends to hang indefinitely: https://github.com/rayon-rs/rayon/issues/1142"]
+