diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eb312dbb..db7c1eef 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+fail2ban (0.11.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream release
+    Remove python-3.9.patch (merged upstream)
+
+ -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:47:53 +0100
+
 fail2ban (0.11.1-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix the copyright file (Closes: #975644)
diff --git a/debian/patches/python-3.9.patch b/debian/patches/python-3.9.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1535abed..00000000
--- a/debian/patches/python-3.9.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-Index: fail2ban/fail2ban/server/jailthread.py
-===================================================================
---- fail2ban.orig/fail2ban/server/jailthread.py
-+++ fail2ban/fail2ban/server/jailthread.py
-@@ -120,3 +120,6 @@ class JailThread(Thread):
- ## python 2.x replace binding of private __bootstrap method:
- if sys.version_info < (3,): # pragma: 3.x no cover
- 	JailThread._Thread__bootstrap = JailThread._JailThread__bootstrap
-+## python 3.9, restore isAlive method:
-+elif not hasattr(JailThread, 'isAlive'): # pragma: 2.x no cover
-+	 JailThread.isAlive = JailThread.is_alive
-Index: fail2ban/fail2ban/tests/sockettestcase.py
-===================================================================
---- fail2ban.orig/fail2ban/tests/sockettestcase.py
-+++ fail2ban/fail2ban/tests/sockettestcase.py
-@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
- 		serverThread.start()
- 		self.assertTrue(Utils.wait_for(self.server.isActive, unittest.F2B.maxWaitTime(10)))
- 		return serverThread
--	
-+
- 	def _stopServerThread(self):
- 		serverThread = self.serverThread
- 		# wait for end of thread :
--		Utils.wait_for(lambda: not serverThread.isAlive() 
-+		Utils.wait_for(lambda: not serverThread.is_alive()
- 			or serverThread.join(Utils.DEFAULT_SLEEP_TIME), unittest.F2B.maxWaitTime(10))
- 		self.serverThread = None
- 
-@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
- 		self.server.close()
- 		# wait for end of thread :
- 		self._stopServerThread()
--		self.assertFalse(serverThread.isAlive())
-+		self.assertFalse(serverThread.is_alive())
- 		# clean :
- 		self.server.stop()
- 		self.assertFalse(self.server.isActive())
-@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
- 		self.server.stop()
- 		# wait for end of thread :
- 		self._stopServerThread()
--		self.assertFalse(serverThread.isAlive())
-+		self.assertFalse(serverThread.is_alive())
- 		self.assertFalse(self.server.isActive())
- 		self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.sock_name))
- 
-@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
- 		client = Utils.wait_for(self._serverSocket, 2)
- 		# unexpected stop during message body:
- 		testMessage = ["A", "test", "message", [protocol.CSPROTO.END]]
--		
-+
- 		org_handler = RequestHandler.found_terminator
- 		try:
- 			RequestHandler.found_terminator = lambda self: self.close()
-@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
- 		self.server.stop()
- 		# wait for end of thread :
- 		self._stopServerThread()
--		self.assertFalse(serverThread.isAlive())
-+		self.assertFalse(serverThread.is_alive())
- 
- 	def testLoopErrors(self):
- 		# replace poll handler to produce error in loop-cycle:
-@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class Socket(LogCaptureTestCase):
- 		self.server.stop()
- 		# wait for end of thread :
- 		self._stopServerThread()
--		self.assertFalse(serverThread.isAlive())
-+		self.assertFalse(serverThread.is_alive())
- 		self.assertFalse(self.server.isActive())
- 		self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(self.sock_name))
- 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 16ab09e3..bb983d19 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ deb_manpages_reportbug
 deb_no_iptables_service
 python3-test-suite.diff
 no-python-user.diff
-python-3.9.patch
 roundcube.diff