diff --git a/python3.12-flit-core.spec b/python3.12-flit-core.spec
index 35e8b51..5f5a50e 100644
--- a/python3.12-flit-core.spec
+++ b/python3.12-flit-core.spec
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 
 # When bootstrapping new Python we need to build flit in bootstrap mode.
 # The Python RPM dependency generators and pip are not yet available.
-%bcond_without bootstrap
+%bcond_with bootstrap
 
 # RHEL: disable tests due to missing dependencies
 %bcond_with tests
 
 Name:           python%{python3_pkgversion}-flit-core
 Version:        3.9.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        PEP 517 build backend for packages using Flit
 
 # flit-core is BSD (BSD-3-Clause)
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ rm -r %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/flit_core/tests/
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 16 2023 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.9.0-2
+- Disable bootstrap
+
 * Tue Oct 10 2023 Tomáš Hrnčiar <thrnciar@redhat.com> - 3.9.0-1
 - Initial package
 - Fedora contributions by: