diff --git a/meep.spec b/meep.spec
index 32b83ea..080dc8e 100644
--- a/meep.spec
+++ b/meep.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          meep
-Version:       1.24.0
+Version:       1.25.0
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A free finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation software package
 Group:         Applications/Scientific
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ License:       GPL
 BuildRequires: gcc-fortran
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
 BuildRequires: libctl-devel
-BuildRequires: libffi-devel
 BuildRequires: libfftw-devel
 BuildRequires: libgc-devel
 BuildRequires: libgcc
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires: libguile-devel
 BuildRequires: libharminv-devel
 BuildRequires: libhdf5-devel
 BuildRequires: libopenblas-devel
+BuildRequires: libpython310-devel
 BuildRequires: libquadmath-devel
 BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
 BuildRequires: libunistring-devel
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ Requires:      pkg-config
 %description -n lib%{name}-devel
 This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use %{name}.
 
+%package -n python-%{name}
+Group:         System/Libraries/Python
+Summary:       Python bindings to %{name}
+Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python-%{name}
+This package contains the Python bindings to %{name}.
+
 %debug_package
 
 %prep
@@ -91,12 +99,23 @@ This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications tha
 %dir %{_includedir}/meep
 %{_includedir}/meep/*
 %{_libdir}/libmeep.a
-%{_libdir}/libmeep.la
 %{_libdir}/libmeep.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/meep.pc
 %doc TODO
 
+%files -n python-%{name}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%dir %{python310_sitearch}/meep
+%{python310_sitearch}/meep/*
+%ifarch x86_64 aarch64
+%dir %{python310_sitelib}/meep
+%{python310_sitelib}/meep/*
+%endif
+
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 28 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.25.0-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Sat Jul 23 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.24.0-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist