diff --git a/libgpgme.spec b/libgpgme.spec
index fb143c6..756143b 100644
--- a/libgpgme.spec
+++ b/libgpgme.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          libgpgme
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.15.1
+Version:       1.18.0
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ License:       LGPL
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
 BuildRequires: libassuan-devel
 BuildRequires: libgcc
+BuildRequires: libglib-devel
 BuildRequires: libgpg-error-devel
-BuildRequires: libpython-devel
 BuildRequires: libpython27-devel
 BuildRequires: libpython3-devel
-BuildRequires: libqt5-devel
+BuildRequires: libpython310-devel
 BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
+BuildRequires: qt5-qtbase-devel
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: gnupg2 >= 1.9.6
 BuildRequires: libassuan-devel >= 0.6.7
 Requires(post):%{__install_info}
-BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
 %description
 GnuPG Made Easy (GPGME) is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications. It provides a High-Level Crypto API for encryption, decryption, signing, signature verification and key management.
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
 GnuPG Made Easy (GPGME) is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications. It provides a High-Level Crypto API for encryption, decryption, signing, signature verification and key management.
 Currently it uses GnuPG as its backend but the API isn't restricted to this engine; in fact we have already developed a backend for CMS (S/MIME).
 
+%package -n python-gpg-py310
+Group:         System/Libraries/Python
+Summary:       Python bindings for gpgme
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python-gpg-py310
+GnuPG Made Easy (GPGME) is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications. It provides a High-Level Crypto API for encryption, decryption, signing, signature verification and key management.
+Currently it uses GnuPG as its backend but the API isn't restricted to this engine; in fact we have already developed a backend for CMS (S/MIME).
+
 %debug_package
 
 %prep
@@ -111,8 +120,10 @@ Currently it uses GnuPG as its backend but the API isn't restricted to this engi
 
 #%patch0 -p1
 
-# build workaround: require python 3.6
-sed -i "s|3\.4|3.6|" configure.ac
+# build for python 3.10
+sed -i "s|3\.9|3.10|" configure.ac
+# don't build for python 3.6
+sed -i "s|3\.6|3.x|" configure.ac
 
 ./autogen.sh
 
@@ -159,17 +170,25 @@ exit 0
 
 %files -n python-gpg-py3
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%{python3_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}_unknown-py*.egg-info
-%dir %{python3_sitearch}/gpg
-%{python3_sitearch}/gpg/*
+%dir %{python3_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}_unknown-py*.egg
+%{python3_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}_unknown-py*.egg/*
+#%dir %{python3_sitearch}/gpg
+#%{python3_sitearch}/gpg/*
 
-%ifnarch aarch64
-%files -n python-gpg-py36
+%files -n python-gpg-py310
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%{python36_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}_unknown-py*.egg-info
-%dir %{python36_sitearch}/gpg
-%{python36_sitearch}/gpg/*
-%endif
+%dir %{python310_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}_unknown-py*.egg
+%{python310_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}_unknown-py*.egg/*
+#%dir %{python3_sitearch}/gpg
+#%{python3_sitearch}/gpg/*
+
+#%ifnarch aarch64
+#%files -n python-gpg-py36
+#%defattr(-,root,root)
+#%{python36_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}_unknown-py*.egg-info//
+#%dir %{python36_sitearch}/gpg
+#%{python36_sitearch}/gpg/*
+#%endif
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -200,6 +219,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_bindir}/gpgme-json
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Aug 27 2022 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.18.0-1mamba
+- update to 1.18.0
+
 * Mon Jan 11 2021 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.15.1-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist