diff --git a/0001-Declare-support-for-Python-3.8-only.patch b/0001-Declare-support-for-Python-3.8-only.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5731c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Declare-support-for-Python-3.8-only.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From a6ed2fe2edb1cc433834a11b0c700c912164d885 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Adam Turner <9087854+aa-turner@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2023 21:47:42 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Declare support for Python 3.8+ only
+
+---
+ setup.py | 15 ++++++---------
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index b7a1779..d1644e7 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -29,16 +29,13 @@ setup(
+         "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+         "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
+         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
+         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
+-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
++        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
++        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
++        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
++        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
++        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
++        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
+         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
+         "Topic :: Documentation",
+-- 
+2.39.0.windows.2
+
diff --git a/python-sphinx-theme-alabaster.spec b/python-sphinx-theme-alabaster.spec
index 767b0b0..e7419c5 100644
--- a/python-sphinx-theme-alabaster.spec
+++ b/python-sphinx-theme-alabaster.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 name:           python-sphinx-theme-alabaster
 Version:        0.7.12
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        Configurable sidebar-enabled Sphinx theme
 
 License:        BSD
 URL:            https://pypi.python.org/pypi/alabaster
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cc/b4/ed8dcb0d67d5cfb7f83c4d5463a7614cb1d078ad7ae890c9143edebbf072/alabaster-0.7.12.tar.gz
+Patch0001:      0001-Declare-support-for-Python-3.8-only.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel python2-setuptools
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ rm -rf alabaster.egg-info
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 16 2023 zhangliangpengkun<zhangliangpengkun@xfusion.com> - 0.7.12-2
+- Declare support for Python 3.8+ only
+
 * Tue Aug 04 2020 Yeqing Peng <pengyeqing@huawei.com> - 0.7.12-1
 - update to 0.7.12