diff --git a/newt.spec b/newt.spec
index a3c2519..b73bbdd 100644
--- a/newt.spec
+++ b/newt.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          newt
-Version:       0.52.23
+Version:       0.52.24
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A development library for text mode user interfaces
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ License:       LGPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
 BuildRequires: libpopt-devel
-BuildRequires: libpython3-devel
 BuildRequires: libpython310-devel
+BuildRequires: libpython311-devel
 BuildRequires: libslang-devel
+BuildRequires: libxcrypt-devel
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
 BuildRequires: libpython3-devel
 #BuildRequires: libtcl-devel >= 8.6.1
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ This module contains Python bindings for the newt library.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 #%patch0 -p1
-%patch1 -p1 -b .if1close
+%patch 1 -p1 -b .if1close
 
 %build
 %configure \
@@ -97,7 +98,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python/site-packages/*.so
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python/site-packages/*.py
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python2.*/site-packages
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python3.6/site-packages
+rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python3.7/site-packages
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python3.9/site-packages
+rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python3.12/site-packages
 
 #%ifarch x86_64 aarch64
 #install -d -m0755 %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/usr/include/python/Python.h/site-packages/snack.py
 %{python310_sitearch}/*.py
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 27 2023 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.52.24-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Wed Nov 30 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.52.23-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist