diff --git a/gobject-introspection.spec b/gobject-introspection.spec
index 3cbcc17..cb37661 100644
--- a/gobject-introspection.spec
+++ b/gobject-introspection.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           gobject-introspection
 Version:        1.76.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Introspection system for GObject-based libraries
 
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ URL:            https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GObjectIntrospection
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/1.76/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gobject-introspection/-/issues/458
 Patch0:         gobject-introspection-1.76.1-revert-failing-test.patch
+# Workaround for Python 3.12 compatibility
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2208966
+Patch1:         workaround.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  flex
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ Libraries and headers for gobject-introspection
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -p1
+mv giscanner/ast.py giscanner/gio_ast.py
 
 %build
 %meson -Ddoctool=enabled -Dgtk_doc=true -Dpython=%{__python3}
@@ -91,6 +95,9 @@ Libraries and headers for gobject-introspection
 %{_mandir}/man1/g-ir-scanner.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 09 2023 Tomáš Hrnčiar <thrnciar@redhat.com> - 1.76.1-3
+- Add workaround patch for compatibility with Python 3.12
+
 * Fri May 19 2023 David King <amigadave@amigadave.com> - 1.76.1-2
 - Enable tests during check phase
 
diff --git a/workaround.patch b/workaround.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bb9896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workaround.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -rU3 gobject-introspection-1.76.1-orig/giscanner/__init__.py gobject-introspection-1.76.1/giscanner/__init__.py
+--- gobject-introspection-1.76.1-orig/giscanner/__init__.py	2023-03-22 23:43:34.000000000 +0100
++++ gobject-introspection-1.76.1/giscanner/__init__.py	2023-06-07 11:50:00.217226422 +0200
+@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@
+     from ._version import __version__
+ except ImportError:
+     __version__ = '0.0.0'
++
++from . import gio_ast as ast
++
++import sys
++sys.modules['giscanner.ast'] = ast
+diff -rU3 gobject-introspection-1.76.1-orig/giscanner/meson.build gobject-introspection-1.76.1/giscanner/meson.build
+--- gobject-introspection-1.76.1-orig/giscanner/meson.build	2023-03-22 23:43:34.000000000 +0100
++++ gobject-introspection-1.76.1/giscanner/meson.build	2023-06-07 11:48:32.922732028 +0200
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+   '__init__.py',
+   'annotationmain.py',
+   'annotationparser.py',
+-  'ast.py',
++  'gio_ast.py',
+   'cachestore.py',
+   'ccompiler.py',
+   'codegen.py',