diff --git a/apr-util-1.6.3-allow-ipv6.patch b/apr-util-1.6.3-allow-ipv6.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5d1e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apr-util-1.6.3-allow-ipv6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+From 828d644c8eba8765843985d9293f033898ed0592 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joe Orton <jorton@apache.org>
+Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 15:12:10 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] * memcache/apr_memcache.c (conn_connect): Allow use of IPv6  
+ rather than forcing name resolution to IPv4 only.
+
+Submitted by: Lubos Uhliarik <luhliari redhat.com>
+Github: closes #39
+
+
+git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk@1907242 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
+---
+ memcache/apr_memcache.c | 8 ++++----
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/memcache/apr_memcache.c b/memcache/apr_memcache.c
+index 5f8135c52c..18806281a4 100644
+--- a/memcache/apr_memcache.c
++++ b/memcache/apr_memcache.c
+@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@ static apr_status_t conn_connect(apr_memcache_conn_t *conn)
+     apr_status_t rv = APR_SUCCESS;
+     apr_sockaddr_t *sa;
+ #if APR_HAVE_SOCKADDR_UN
+-    apr_int32_t family = conn->ms->host[0] != '/' ? APR_INET : APR_UNIX;
++    apr_int32_t family = conn->ms->host[0] != '/' ? APR_UNSPEC : APR_UNIX;
+ #else
+-    apr_int32_t family = APR_INET;
++    apr_int32_t family = APR_UNSPEC;
+ #endif
+ 
+     rv = apr_sockaddr_info_get(&sa, conn->ms->host, family, conn->ms->port, 0, conn->p);
+@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ mc_conn_construct(void **conn_, void *params, apr_pool_t *pool)
+     apr_pool_t *tp;
+     apr_memcache_server_t *ms = params;
+ #if APR_HAVE_SOCKADDR_UN
+-    apr_int32_t family = ms->host[0] != '/' ? APR_INET : APR_UNIX;
++    apr_int32_t family = ms->host[0] != '/' ? APR_UNSPEC : APR_UNIX;
+ #else
+-    apr_int32_t family = APR_INET;
++    apr_int32_t family = APR_UNSPEC;
+ #endif
+ 
+     rv = apr_pool_create(&np, pool);
diff --git a/apr-util.spec b/apr-util.spec
index 1d4ff22..d885945 100644
--- a/apr-util.spec
+++ b/apr-util.spec
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
 Summary: Apache Portable Runtime Utility library
 Name: apr-util
 Version: 1.6.3
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: https://apr.apache.org/
 Source0: https://www.apache.org/dist/apr/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch1: apr-util-1.2.7-pkgconf.patch
 Patch2: apr-util-1.4.1-private.patch
+Patch3: apr-util-1.6.3-allow-ipv6.patch
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: autoconf, apr-devel >= 1.3.0
 BuildRequires: %{dbdep}, expat-devel, libuuid-devel
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ This package provides the NSS crypto support for the apr-util.
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1 -b .pkgconf
 %patch2 -p1 -b .private
+%patch3 -p1 -b .r1907541
 
 : Configured for LDAP library: %{ldaplib}
 
@@ -230,6 +232,9 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/apr-util-%{apuver}
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/*.m4
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 10 2023 Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari@redhat.com> - 1.6.3-2
+- memcache/apr_memcache.c (conn_connect): Allow use of IPv6
+
 * Thu Feb 02 2023 Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari@redhat.com> - 1.6.3-1
 - new version 1.6.3