diff --git a/0001-test-another-check-for-PEP-3147-induced-by-Python-3..patch b/0001-test-another-check-for-PEP-3147-induced-by-Python-3..patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a83b1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-test-another-check-for-PEP-3147-induced-by-Python-3..patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From f5b7751be8fb0fb9238f1d6acd5d6b592ad942cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bogdan <bogdro_rep@gmx.us>
+Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:12:50 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] test: another check for PEP-3147 induced by Python 3.12.1.
+
+Fix for more of https://bugs.gnu.org/68119.
+
+* t/ax/am-test-lib.sh (python_has_pep3147) <am_pep3147_tag>:
+check sys.implementation.cache_tag as well as the (old)
+imp.get_tag. For Python 3.12.1.
+---
+ t/ax/am-test-lib.sh | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh b/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh
+index 547b82bd4..72f409784 100644
+--- a/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh
++++ b/t/ax/am-test-lib.sh
+@@ -634,6 +634,10 @@ python_has_pep3147 ()
+     am_pep3147_tag=$($PYTHON -c 'import imp; print(imp.get_tag())') \
+       || am_pep3147_tag=none
+   fi
++  if test "$am_pep3147_tag" = "none"; then
++    am_pep3147_tag=$($PYTHON -c 'import sys; print(sys.implementation.cache_tag)') \
++      || am_pep3147_tag=none
++  fi
+   test $am_pep3147_tag != none
+ }
+ am_pep3147_tag=
+-- 
+2.47.0
+
diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index d4b3dab..b67ff3f 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Summary:    A GNU tool for automatically creating Makefiles
 Name:       automake
 # Any bump here requires libtool rebuild, rhbz#1813010
 Version:    %{api_version}.5
-Release:    19%{?dist}
+Release:    20%{?dist}
 
 # To help future rebase, the following licenses were seen in the following files/folders:
 # usr/bin/* - GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ Patch6: 0001-tests-depcomp-ensure-make_ok-fails-when-run_make-fai.patch
 # From upstream: ab347652df9ff8f65ba1be6aaa357cf3c2b16dca
 Patch7: 0001-python-support-noinst_PYTHON-preceding-foo_PYTHON.patch
 
+# From upstream: f1112a88d2361eb2ba5cedf49995ac75879059d9
+Patch8: 0001-test-another-check-for-PEP-3147-induced-by-Python-3..patch
+
 URL:        http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
 Requires:   autoconf >= 2.65
 
@@ -180,8 +183,11 @@ make -k %{?_smp_mflags} check %{?TESTS_FLAGS: TESTS="%{TESTS_FLAGS}"} \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 27 2024 Frederic Berat <fberat@redhat.com> - 1.16.5-20
+- test: another check for PEP-3147 induced by Python 3.12.1 (RHEL-66594)
+
 * Tue Nov 26 2024 Frederic Berat <fberat@redhat.com> - 1.16.5-19
-- Filter ncompress out for rhel (RHEL-66594)
+- Filter ncompress out for rhel (RHEL-59969)
 - Fix pep3147_tweak regression (RHEL-59974)
 
 * Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 1.16.5-18