diff --git a/0002-graphlcd-Removal-of-deprecated-interface-functions.patch b/0002-graphlcd-Removal-of-deprecated-interface-functions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6400f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-graphlcd-Removal-of-deprecated-interface-functions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- vdr-plugin-graphlcd-1.0.6/service.c.orig	2024-09-30 17:11:06.271639702 +0200
++++ vdr-plugin-graphlcd-1.0.6/service.c	2024-09-30 17:14:29.415733688 +0200
+@@ -583,7 +583,12 @@
+         spanActive = false;
+         p = cPluginManager::CallFirstService("Span-ClientCheck-v1.0", NULL);
+         if (p) {
++#if APIVERSNUM >= 20402
++            cMutexLock mtx;
++            cControl* c = cControl::Control(mtx); // workaround a bug somewhere in music or span-plugin
++#else
+             cControl* c = cControl::Control(); // workaround a bug somewhere in music or span-plugin
++#endif 
+             if (c != NULL && cPluginManager::CallFirstService("Span-GetBarHeights-v1.0", &checkSpanData)) {
+                 spanActive = true;
+                 bool chg = false;
diff --git a/vdr-graphlcd.spec b/vdr-graphlcd.spec
index bdaaf8a..b842bec 100644
--- a/vdr-graphlcd.spec
+++ b/vdr-graphlcd.spec
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 %global rname   vdr-plugin-graphlcd
 %global sname   graphlcd
-
-# Set vdr_version based on Fedora version
-%if 0%{?fedora} >= 43
-%global vdr_version 2.7.7
-%elif 0%{?fedora} == 42
-%global vdr_version 2.7.4
-%else
+# version we want to build against
 %global vdr_version 2.6.9
+# Set vdr_version based on Fedora version
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 42
+%global vdr_version 2.7.4
 %endif
 
 Name:           vdr-graphlcd
 Version:        1.0.8
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        VDR plugin: Output to graphic LCD
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:            https://github.com/vdr-projects/vdr-plugin-graphlcd
@@ -82,18 +79,6 @@ install -Dpm 644 %{SOURCE3} \
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/vdr-plugins.d/%{sname}.conf.sample
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Jul 25 2025 Martin Gansser <martinkg@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.8-5
-- Rebuilt for new VDR API version 2.7.7
-
-* Fri Jul 25 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.8-4
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_43_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Jun 21 2025 Martin Gansser <martinkg@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.8-3
-- Rebuilt for new VDR API version 2.7.6
-
-* Tue May 27 2025 Martin Gansser <martinkg@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.8-2
-- Rebuilt for new VDR API version 2.7.5
-
 * Fri Feb 28 2025 Martin Gansser <martinkg@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.8-1
 - Update to 1.0.8
 - Rebuilt for new VDR API version 2.7.4