diff --git a/0001-replace-python-magic-with-file-magic.patch b/0001-replace-python-magic-with-file-magic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9958290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-replace-python-magic-with-file-magic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From a187328cd232124c49b60954f970a8566869cfbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dick Marinus <dick@mrns.nl>
+Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:32:23 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] replace python-magic with file-magic
+
+---
+ pyproject.toml | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
+index ac26a7b2..a54dabff 100644
+--- a/pyproject.toml
++++ b/pyproject.toml
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies = [
+     "urwid>=1.3.0",
+     "urwidtrees>=1.0.3",
+     "twisted>=18.4.0",
+-    "python-magic",
++    "file-magic",
+     "configobj>=4.7.0",
+     "gpg>1.10.0",
+ ]
+-- 
+2.49.0
+
diff --git a/alot.spec b/alot.spec
index 8802560..0c8611f 100644
--- a/alot.spec
+++ b/alot.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Name:           alot
 Version:        0.11
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        Experimental terminal MUA based on notmuch mail
 
 # Automatically converted from old format: GPLv3+ - review is highly recommended.
 License:        GPL-3.0-or-later
 URL:            https://github.com/pazz/alot
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch:          0001-replace-python-magic-with-file-magic.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ install -Dpm0644 alot/defaults/* -t %{buildroot}/%{python3_sitelib}/alot/default
 %{python3_sitelib}/alot/defaults
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 29 2025 Dick Marinus <dick@mrns.nl> - 0.11-7
+- Replace python-magic with file-magic
+
 * Mon Apr 28 2025 Dick Marinus <dick@mrns.nl> - 0.11-6
 - Add unittest