diff --git a/readline/readline.spec b/readline/readline.spec
index c83ce3d5bd..1c17ebe12e 100644
--- a/readline/readline.spec
+++ b/readline/readline.spec
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #   package version
 %define       V_base_real 8.1
 %define       V_base_comp 81
-%define       V_plvl_raw  1
-%define       V_plvl_pad  001
+%define       V_plvl_raw  2
+%define       V_plvl_pad  002
 
 #   package information
 Name:         readline
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Class:        BASE
 Group:        Terminal
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_base_real}.%{V_plvl_raw}
-Release:      20210504
+Release:      20220105
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_ncurses   yes
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Source0:      ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-%{V_base_real}.tar.gz
 Source1:      readline.pc
 Patch0:       readline.patch
 Patch1:       ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-%{V_base_real}-patches/readline%{V_base_comp}-001
+Patch2:       ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/readline-%{V_base_real}-patches/readline%{V_base_comp}-002
 
 #   build information
 BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ PreReq:       libiconv
     %setup -q -n readline-%{V_base_real}
     %patch -p0
     %patch -p0 -P 1
+    %patch -p0 -P 2
 
 %build
     #   configure package