diff --git a/python-util/python-util.patch b/python-util/python-util.patch
index 7ba11e4d20..7b94fc541f 100644
--- a/python-util/python-util.patch
+++ b/python-util/python-util.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Index: Automat-0.8.0/setup.py
---- Automat-0.8.0/setup.py.orig	2017-02-09 00:11:48.000000000 +0100
-+++ Automat-0.8.0/setup.py	2017-02-18 13:57:53.575493000 +0100
+Index: Automat-20.2.0/setup.py
+--- Automat-20.2.0/setup.py.orig	2017-02-09 00:11:48.000000000 +0100
++++ Automat-20.2.0/setup.py	2017-02-18 13:57:53.575493000 +0100
 @@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
  
  from setuptools import setup, find_packages
diff --git a/python-util/python-util.spec b/python-util/python-util.spec
index 308b250f34..de39fb3a0e 100644
--- a/python-util/python-util.spec
+++ b/python-util/python-util.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 %define       V_zope_event     4.4
 %define       V_attrs          19.3.0
 %define       V_constantly     15.1.0
-%define       V_automat        0.8.0
+%define       V_automat        20.2.0
 %define       V_monk           0.13.2
 %define       V_pluginbase     1.0.0
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Class:        BASE
 Group:        Language
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_python}
-Release:      20191113
+Release:      20200217
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/u/utils/utils-%{V_utils}.tar.gz