diff --git a/extra/hplip/.SRCINFO b/extra/hplip/.SRCINFO
index 4653c875b..e2777e80e 100644
--- a/extra/hplip/.SRCINFO
+++ b/extra/hplip/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pkgbase = hplip
 	pkgdesc = Drivers for HP DeskJet, OfficeJet, Photosmart, Business Inkjet and some LaserJet
 	pkgver = 3.23.12
-	pkgrel = 5
+	pkgrel = 6
 	epoch = 1
 	url = https://hplipopensource.com
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pkgbase = hplip
 	source = python3.diff
 	source = reproducible-gzip.patch
 	source = hplip-1_3_23_12-4-python3_12-fix.patch
+	source = hplip-locale-format.patch
 	validpgpkeys = 4ABA2F66DBD5A95894910E0673D770CDA59047B9
 	sha512sums = 7461ffec38be68421e4204021f53d2b1641e7a67c14f205390d45f487a1af90956fd221f7e1561635508103ae944f19e04d6052d3f8928f2c9685fdcdcf515df
 	sha512sums = SKIP
@@ -70,5 +71,6 @@ pkgbase = hplip
 	sha512sums = b8a4c860e90a52ec566ca5a9c7f3a5ecb7386ae76e17b2c6c878073e60eeaf0cb63883b740b4725794be9914e1ab8fc91313efb288395f3095f599c07f54cf14
 	sha512sums = 379fcbe9dc2986da828a174a0ac4e71a1da43a98408894d5e713e09d7d9cba1e9fac30f9602b81d48d992abe6b65b6402b8a07664efe97400c5d839be33cf15f
 	sha512sums = d8c9918a5559fb4cc968607aae9c2b67814240f4d81f703a15e1a23cca0bedd21b3c79c29363bd361f8b4bed169336d2a9e152eb8ca6309bd725dc2aa6a24509
+	sha512sums = 321f622c070aee8d4a0a4b2ce1ae81f40ca10959f5707f57f9b2bdfdbeba953792b051470ec2477a747074e123935bb96a2d185f935670127e070466de26eb6d
 
 pkgname = hplip
diff --git a/extra/hplip/PKGBUILD b/extra/hplip/PKGBUILD
index bf7c0294b..f4864755c 100644
--- a/extra/hplip/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/hplip/PKGBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 pkgname=hplip
 pkgver=3.23.12
-pkgrel=5
+pkgrel=6
 epoch=1
 pkgdesc="Drivers for HP DeskJet, OfficeJet, Photosmart, Business Inkjet and some LaserJet"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ source=(https://downloads.sourceforge.net/${pkgname}/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz{,.a
         hplip-configure-python.patch
         python3.diff
         reproducible-gzip.patch
-        hplip-1_3_23_12-4-python3_12-fix.patch)
+        hplip-1_3_23_12-4-python3_12-fix.patch
+        hplip-locale-format.patch)
 sha512sums=('7461ffec38be68421e4204021f53d2b1641e7a67c14f205390d45f487a1af90956fd221f7e1561635508103ae944f19e04d6052d3f8928f2c9685fdcdcf515df'
             'SKIP'
             'a12aaeece5285ffb86bdbc24871bf512fbc1f29da44ae51ded314378032662074a42b8aca23bebb378bf78ed15bb7f99da59bfb4cd456f3458e7a5ef42a900f8'
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ sha512sums=('7461ffec38be68421e4204021f53d2b1641e7a67c14f205390d45f487a1af90956f
             '089c102357ea5fd55d81ae76aaff62713f780fd84500c3b92ecd6b2bb11ccdc3a162978548e9a5f9e98a8354a5be3997e416c52daa18eda4621ed79a29d6fea8'
             'b8a4c860e90a52ec566ca5a9c7f3a5ecb7386ae76e17b2c6c878073e60eeaf0cb63883b740b4725794be9914e1ab8fc91313efb288395f3095f599c07f54cf14'
             '379fcbe9dc2986da828a174a0ac4e71a1da43a98408894d5e713e09d7d9cba1e9fac30f9602b81d48d992abe6b65b6402b8a07664efe97400c5d839be33cf15f'
-            'd8c9918a5559fb4cc968607aae9c2b67814240f4d81f703a15e1a23cca0bedd21b3c79c29363bd361f8b4bed169336d2a9e152eb8ca6309bd725dc2aa6a24509')
+            'd8c9918a5559fb4cc968607aae9c2b67814240f4d81f703a15e1a23cca0bedd21b3c79c29363bd361f8b4bed169336d2a9e152eb8ca6309bd725dc2aa6a24509'
+            '321f622c070aee8d4a0a4b2ce1ae81f40ca10959f5707f57f9b2bdfdbeba953792b051470ec2477a747074e123935bb96a2d185f935670127e070466de26eb6d')
 validpgpkeys=('4ABA2F66DBD5A95894910E0673D770CDA59047B9') # HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) <hplip@hp.com>
 
 prepare() {
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ prepare() {
  patch -Np1 -i ../hplip-configure-python.patch
  #  allow non-jpeg scanning on all-in-one devices - FS#78135
  patch -Np1 -i ../0018-Allow-non-JPEG-scanning-on-the-HP-DeskJet-3520-All-i.patch
+ # hp-firmware: module 'locale' not longer provides method 'format', causing traceback #4
+ patch -Np1 -i ../hplip-locale-format.patch
 
  # make gzip creation reproducible by removing the timestamp
  patch -Np1 -i ../reproducible-gzip.patch
diff --git a/extra/hplip/hplip-locale-format.patch b/extra/hplip/hplip-locale-format.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32fba1e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/hplip/hplip-locale-format.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/base/utils.py b/base/utils.py
+index e2de550..55848b8 100644
+--- a/base/utils.py
++++ b/base/utils.py
+@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def sort_dict_by_value(d):
+ 
+ 
+ def commafy(val):
+-    return locale.format("%s", val, grouping=True)
++    return locale.format_string("%s", val, grouping=True)
+ 
+ 
+ def format_bytes(s, show_bytes=False):