diff --git a/.sip6.metadata b/.sip6.metadata
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90d3579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sip6.metadata
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+f0e7edb9b96cfd4f5ae00ee82c42a6a36eaeb932 sip-6.6.2.tar.gz
diff --git a/sip6.spec b/sip6.spec
index d3a66ad..fde436c 100644
--- a/sip6.spec
+++ b/sip6.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           sip6
 Version:        6.6.2
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        SIP - Python/C++ Bindings Generator
 %py_provides    python3-sip6
 
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ URL:            https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip
 Source0:        %{pypi_source}
 Patch0:         323d39a2d602
 
+# Bug 2225259 - regression bug when using sub-classed C++ exceptions
+Patch1:         sip6-fix-exception-handling.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist packaging ply setuptools toml}
@@ -46,6 +49,10 @@ Python bindings for wxWidgets.}
 %{python3_sitearch}/sipbuild/
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 25 2023 Jan Grulich <jgrulich@redhat.com> - 6.6.2-2
+- Fixed the handling of exceptions that sub-class C++ exceptions
+  Resolves: bz#2225259
+
 * Mon Oct 24 2022 Jan Grulich <jgrulich@redhat.com> - 6.6.2-1
 - 6.6.2
   Resolves: bz#2118862