diff --git a/bincode-fix-metadata.diff b/bincode-fix-metadata.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79bf567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bincode-fix-metadata.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- bincode-1.3.2/Cargo.toml	1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
++++ bincode-1.3.2/Cargo.toml	2021-03-26T10:15:07.761857+00:00
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
+ license = "MIT"
+ repository = "https://github.com/servo/bincode"
+ [dependencies.byteorder]
+-version = ">=1.3.0, < 1.4.0"
++version = "1.3.0"
+ 
+ [dependencies.serde]
+ version = "1.0.63"
diff --git a/rust-bincode.spec b/rust-bincode.spec
index 05f4f72..6c33ea0 100644
--- a/rust-bincode.spec
+++ b/rust-bincode.spec
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@
 
 Name:           rust-%{crate}
 Version:        1.3.2
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Binary serialization / deserialization strategy that uses Serde
 
 # Upstream license specification: MIT
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://crates.io/crates/bincode
 Source:         %{crates_source}
+# Initial patched metadata
+# * relax byteorder dependency (MSRV 1.18 is really old for Fedora)
+Patch0:         bincode-fix-metadata.diff
 
 ExclusiveArch:  %{rust_arches}
 %if %{__cargo_skip_build}
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ which use "i128" feature of "%{crate}" crate.
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 26 2021 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 1.3.2-2
+- Relax byteorder dependency.
+
 * Sat Feb 27 2021 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 1.3.2-1
 - Update to version 1.3.2.
 - Fixes RHBZ#1932248