diff --git a/python-hatch-vcs.spec b/python-hatch-vcs.spec
index 110b7f7..42d54be 100644
--- a/python-hatch-vcs.spec
+++ b/python-hatch-vcs.spec
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n hatch_vcs-%{version}
+# EPEL9-specific: allow python-setuptools_scm 6.0.1
+sed -r -i 's/(setuptools-scm>=6\.)4\.0/\10\.1/' pyproject.toml
 
 
 %generate_buildrequires
@@ -60,7 +62,11 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 
 %check
 %if %{with tests}
-%pytest
+# EPEL9: This test fails with setuptools-scm < 6.4.0. Upstream assumes that
+# happens only for Python 2 (and skips the test accordingly), but we have
+# allowed setuptools-scm 6.0.1 on Python 3 as well.
+k="${k-}${k+ and }not test_fallback"
+%pytest -k "${k-}"
 %else
 %pyproject_check_import
 %endif