diff --git a/1645.patch b/1645.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41f7435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1645.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 19b02fee383647ede591c0368e6ac437c832b871 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Seth Michael Larson <sethmichaellarson@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 23:08:27 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Update RECENT_DATE to 2019-1-1
+
+---
+ src/urllib3/connection.py | 8 +++-----
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/urllib3/connection.py b/src/urllib3/connection.py
+index 57c58fe..96f5d28 100644
+--- a/src/urllib3/connection.py
++++ b/src/urllib3/connection.py
+@@ -56,11 +56,9 @@ port_by_scheme = {
+     'https': 443,
+ }
+ 
+-# When updating RECENT_DATE, move it to within two years of the current date,
+-# and not less than 6 months ago.
+-# Example: if Today is 2018-01-01, then RECENT_DATE should be any date on or
+-# after 2016-01-01 (today - 2 years) AND before 2017-07-01 (today - 6 months)
+-RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2017, 6, 30)
++# When it comes time to update this value as a part of regular maintenance
++# (ie test_recent_date is failing) update it to ~6 months before the current date.
++RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2019, 1, 1)
+ 
+ 
+ class DummyConnection(object):
+-- 
+2.21.0
+
diff --git a/python-urllib3.spec b/python-urllib3.spec
index 29942b7..a2931ab 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.spec
+++ b/python-urllib3.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        1.25.3
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling and file post
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 # Merged upstream, compatibility with latest pytest
 Patch0:         1614.patch
 
+# Merged upstream, set RECENT_DATE not to be older than 2 years
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1727796
+Patch1:         1645.patch
+
 %description
 Python HTTP module with connection pooling and file POST abilities.
 
@@ -137,6 +141,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 08 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.25.3-3
+- Set RECENT_DATE not to be older than 2 years (#1727796)
+
 * Tue May 28 2019 Jeremy Cline <jcline@redhat.com> - 1.25.3-2
 - Drop the Python 2 tests since Tornado is going away