diff --git a/0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch b/0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..850805a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From b550f88e64c01194029a50b92d94955c39bf169f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Sandro <devel@penguinpee.nl>
+Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:08:28 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove deprecated pytest-runner dependency
+
+The `pytest-runner` project has been deprecated since 2019 and has been
+archived on git hub in December 2024.
+
+This removes the dependency on the deprecated package and also removes
+deprecated keywords from `setup.py` related to it.
+---
+ setup.py | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 16379a5..be594d5 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ setup(
+     packages=packages,
+     scripts=[],
+     python_requires=">=3.6",
+-    tests_require=['pytest', 'scipy', 'pillow', 'matplotlib'],
+-    test_suite='pytest',
+-    setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
++    extras_require={
++        "test": ['pytest', 'scipy', 'pillow', 'matplotlib'],
++    },
+     install_requires=['numpy', 'h5py', 'six', 'enum34;python_version<"3.4"'],
+     package_data={'nixio': [license_text, description_text]},
+     include_package_data=True,
+-- 
+2.48.1
+
diff --git a/python-nixio.spec b/python-nixio.spec
index 44a2e76..812eabb 100644
--- a/python-nixio.spec
+++ b/python-nixio.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 %global forgeurl    https://github.com/G-node/nixpy
 
+%global desc \
+The NIX project started as an initiative within the Electrophysiology Task \
+Force a part of the INCF Data sharing Program. The NIX data model allows to \
+store fully annotated scientific data-set, i.e. the data together with its \
+metadata within the same container. Our aim is to achieve standardization by \
+providing a common/generic data structure for a multitude of data types. See \
+the wiki for more information \
+ \
+The current implementations store the actual data using the HDF5 file format as \
+a storage backend.
+
 Name:       python-nixio
 Version:    1.5.4
 Release:    %autorelease
@@ -27,36 +38,27 @@ Source1:    info.json
 # * Script used to obtain Source0: ./get_source %%{version}
 Source2:    get_source
 
+# Remove deprecated pytest-runner dependency
+# https://github.com/G-Node/nixpy/pull/547
+# Rebased on 1.5.4, without changes to GitHub CI configuration
+# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DeprecatePythonPytestRunner
+Patch:          0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch
+
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # No need for nix, they're uncoupling it from the C++
 # https://github.com/G-Node/nixpy/pull/276
 
-%description
-The NIX project started as an initiative within the Electrophysiology Task
-Force a part of the INCF Data sharing Program. The NIX data model allows to
-store fully annotated scientific data-set, i.e. the data together with its
-metadata within the same container. Our aim is to achieve standardization by
-providing a common/generic data structure for a multitude of data types. See
-the wiki for more information
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 
-The current implementations store the actual data using the HDF5 file format as
-a storage backend.
+%description %{desc}
 
 %package -n python3-nixio
 Summary:        %{summary}
-BuildRequires:  python3-devel
-# use tests_require which is deprecated
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pytest}
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pytest-runner}
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist scipy}
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pillow}
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist matplotlib}
 
-%description -n python3-nixio
-%{description}
+%description -n python3-nixio %{desc}
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n nixpy-%{version}
+%autosetup -n nixpy-%{version} -p1
 
 # it sets examples_path based on the name of the cwd
 sed -i "s/nixpy/nixpy-%{version}/" nixio/test/test_doc_examples.py
@@ -64,14 +66,14 @@ sed -i "s/nixpy/nixpy-%{version}/" nixio/test/test_doc_examples.py
 cp %{SOURCE1} nixio/info.json -v -p
 
 %generate_buildrequires
-%pyproject_buildrequires
+%pyproject_buildrequires -x test
 
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel
 
 %install
 %pyproject_install
-%pyproject_save_files nixio
+%pyproject_save_files -l nixio
 
 %check
 # These require the removed lenna.png sample file: