diff --git a/SPECS/python3.spec b/SPECS/python3.spec
index cd2dd36..5f7c0a2 100644
--- a/SPECS/python3.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python3.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ URL: https://www.python.org/
 #  WARNING  When rebasing to a new Python version,
 #           remember to update the python3-docs package as well
 Version: %{pybasever}.8
-Release: 48%{?dist}.1
+Release: 51%{?dist}
 License: Python
 
 
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}$DirHoldingGdbPy
 %global _pyconfig64_h pyconfig-64.h
 %global _pyconfig_h pyconfig-%{wordsize}.h
 
+
 # Use a common function to do an install for all our configurations:
 InstallPython() {
 
@@ -1484,6 +1485,11 @@ touch %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/unversioned-python
 touch %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/idle3
 touch %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/python.1.gz
 
+# Strip the LTO bytecode from python.o
+# Based on the fedora brp-strip-lto scriptlet
+# https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/redhat-rpm-config/blob/9dd5528cf9805ebfe31cff04fe7828ad06a6023f/f/brp-strip-lto
+find %{buildroot} -type f -name 'python.o' -print0 | xargs -0 \
+bash -c "strip -p -R .gnu.lto_* -R .gnu.debuglto_* -N __gnu_lto_v1 \"\$@\"" ARG0
 
 # ======================================================
 # Checks for packaging issues
@@ -2035,13 +2041,22 @@ fi
 # ======================================================
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Dec 21 2022 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.6.8-48.1
-- Security fixes for CVE-2020-10735, CVE-2021-28861 and CVE-2022-45061
-Resolves: rhbz#1834423, rhbz#2120642, rhbz#2144072
+* Tue Jan 24 2023 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.6.8-51
+- Properly strip the LTO bytecode from python.o
+Resolves: rhbz#2137707
+
+* Wed Dec 21 2022 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.6.8-50
+- Security fix for CVE-2022-45061
+- Strip the LTO bytecode from python.o
+Resolves: rhbz#2144072, rhbz#2137707
+
+* Tue Oct 25 2022 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.6.8-49
+- Security fixes for CVE-2020-10735 and CVE-2021-28861
+Resolves: rhbz#1834423, rhbz#2120642
 
 * Thu Oct 20 2022 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.6.8-48
 - Release bump
-Resolves: rhbz#2136436
+Resolves: rhbz#2136435
 
 * Tue Jun 14 2022 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.6.8-47
 - Security fix for CVE-2015-20107