diff --git a/0001-fix-check-version.patch b/0001-fix-check-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63d8dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-fix-check-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur vimiv-qt-0.9.0.orig/vimiv/checkversion.py vimiv-qt-0.9.0/vimiv/checkversion.py
+--- vimiv-qt-0.9.0.orig/vimiv/checkversion.py	2025-11-10 15:42:55.589597665 +0000
++++ vimiv-qt-0.9.0/vimiv/checkversion.py	2025-11-10 15:43:08.323760397 +0000
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
+ try:
+     from PyQt5.QtCore import PYQT_VERSION_STR
+ 
+-    PYQT_VERSION = tuple(map(int, PYQT_VERSION_STR.split(".")))
++    PYQT_VERSION = tuple(map(int, PYQT_VERSION_STR.split(".")[:3]))
+ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover  # PyQt is there in tests, using None is tested
+     # We check explicitly for None before using the tuple version
+     PYQT_VERSION = None  # type: ignore
diff --git a/vimiv-qt.spec b/vimiv-qt.spec
index 5534673..e7584f3 100644
--- a/vimiv-qt.spec
+++ b/vimiv-qt.spec
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ Summary:        An image viewer with vim-like keybindings
 License:        GPL-3.0-or-later
 URL:            https://karlch.github.io/vimiv-qt/
 Source0:        https://github.com/karlch/vimiv-qt/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# Backport: https://github.com/karlch/vimiv-qt/commit/0902c81a4cefc516cfdac3627a23bcd133291580
+Patch:          0001-fix-check-version.patch
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
-BuildRequires:  python3-qt5-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-pyqt6-devel
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/appstream-util
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/desktop-file-validate
 
@@ -42,9 +44,8 @@ BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pytest-bdd}
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist flaky}
 %endif
 # Not listed in setup.py
-Requires: python3-piexif
-# python3-qt5-base is pulled in but SVG requires python3-qt5
-Requires: python3-qt5
+Recommends: %{py3_dist piexif}
+
 # For icons
 Requires: hicolor-icon-theme
 
@@ -59,15 +60,21 @@ Obsoletes:  vimiv < 0.9.1-14
 %description %_description
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n vimiv-qt-%{version}
+%autosetup -n vimiv-qt-%{version} -p1
 rm -rf vimiv-qt.egg-info
+
+# Comment out to remove /usr/bin/env shebangs
+# Can use something similar to correct/remove /usr/bin/python shebangs also
+# find . -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i '/^#![  ]*\/usr\/bin\/env.*$/ d' {} 2>/dev/null ';'
+
+# update req
+sed -i 's/"PyQt5>=.*"/"PyQt6"/' setup.py
+cat setup.py
+
 # Don't do the python bit there
 mv -v misc/Makefile .
 sed -i '/python3 setup.py install/ d' Makefile
 sed -i '/LICENSE/ d' Makefile
-# Comment out to remove /usr/bin/env shebangs
-# Can use something similar to correct/remove /usr/bin/python shebangs also
-# find . -type f -name "*.py" -exec sed -i '/^#![  ]*\/usr\/bin\/env.*$/ d' {} 2>/dev/null ';'
 
 %generate_buildrequires
 %pyproject_buildrequires