diff --git a/SOURCES/leapp-repository-0.21.0-elevate.patch b/SOURCES/leapp-repository-0.21.0-elevate.patch
index ff27791..cffbd3c 100644
--- a/SOURCES/leapp-repository-0.21.0-elevate.patch
+++ b/SOURCES/leapp-repository-0.21.0-elevate.patch
@@ -3741,14 +3741,25 @@ index 5ccdb35b..b5002ba0 100644
              modules_to_reset=list(modules_to_reset.values()),
              modules_to_enable=list(modules_to_enable.values())))
 diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/ipuworkflowconfig/libraries/ipuworkflowconfig.py b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/ipuworkflowconfig/libraries/ipuworkflowconfig.py
-index 9e213f64..52cfe14f 100644
+index 9e213f64..7e0462e8 100644
 --- a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/ipuworkflowconfig/libraries/ipuworkflowconfig.py
 +++ b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/ipuworkflowconfig/libraries/ipuworkflowconfig.py
-@@ -47,15 +47,20 @@ def get_os_release(path):
+@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+ import os
++import sys
+ import platform
+ 
+ from leapp.exceptions import StopActorExecutionError
+@@ -47,15 +48,25 @@ def get_os_release(path):
      :return: `OSRelease` model if the file can be parsed
      :raises: `IOError`
      """
-+    os_version = '.'.join(platform.dist()[1].split('.')[:2])
++    if sys.version_info.minor < 9:
++        os_version = platform.dist()[1]
++    else:
++        import distro
++        os_version = distro.version()
++    os_version = '.'.join(os_version.split('.')[:2])
      try:
          with open(path) as f:
              data = dict(l.strip().split('=', 1) for l in f.readlines() if '=' in l)
diff --git a/SPECS/leapp-repository.spec b/SPECS/leapp-repository.spec
index 42ba396..5c5b3c8 100644
--- a/SPECS/leapp-repository.spec
+++ b/SPECS/leapp-repository.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ py2_byte_compile "%1" "%2"}
 Epoch:		1
 Name:           leapp-repository
 Version:        0.21.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}.elevate.4
+Release:        4%{?dist}.elevate.5
 Summary:        Repositories for leapp
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ Requires:   python3-gobject-base
 ############# RHEL 9 dependencies (when the source system is RHEL 9) ##########
 # Required to convert pam_userdb database from BerkeleyDB to GDBM
 Requires:   libdb-utils
+Requires:   python3-distro
 %endif
 ##################################################
 # end requirement
@@ -402,7 +403,12 @@ done;
 # no files here
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Dec 11 2024 Yuriy Kohut <ykohut@almalinux.org> - 0.21.0-4.elevate.4
+* Thu Dec 12 2024 Yuriy Kohut <ykohut@almalinux.org> - 0.21.0-4.elevate.5
+- Update ELevate patch:
+  - IPU workflow config actor: use distro.version() if python minor version >= 9 (like 3.9)
+- Add python3-distro package to EL9's Requires
+
+* Wed Dec 11 2024 Yuriy Kohut <ykohut@almalinux.org> - 0.21.0-4.elevate.5
 - Update ELevate patch:
   - drop EuroLinux support