diff --git a/extra/blender/.SRCINFO b/extra/blender/.SRCINFO
index 9e5aabc5c..65aaed678 100644
--- a/extra/blender/.SRCINFO
+++ b/extra/blender/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pkgbase = blender
 	pkgdesc = A fully integrated 3D graphics creation suite
 	pkgver = 4.1.1
-	pkgrel = 4
+	pkgrel = 8
 	epoch = 17
 	url = https://www.blender.org
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ pkgbase = blender
 	source = https://developer.download.nvidia.com/redist/optix/v8.0/OptiX-8.0-Include.zip
 	source = force-draco1.patch
 	source = force-draco2.patch
+	source = blender-4.11-mantaflow-python-3.12.patch
 	sha512sums = 194274ee62c2a3b96e81af92520d424fb7bda24902cffcf2cd9a2e343c0627fe74cdd08d52709c8f181df72f7e36fc64f6144412c459f5a5a0b4497babd2fe07
 	sha512sums = 4476c93942e5efc5a8ee7c4ef1caea2e77dc6e40eb825e35c0120f7e9f714ff8bdb873bb83d47ac27f8616eedac8e52f15804ed603c093044490f89e626baa80
 	sha512sums = 877ed9ced417c5879b0bc6a7d3d87aa68a3e4015df9c08945c468dfab59a513bdd03523b7593e556fc9d0e22dbad25d980238e25583ea34a77ffcae3693cd0e7
-	sha512sums = 2eaa05da22d4a304d1db310bd8c04358e70fdd927cbaadd574e179a86bf288c7b4fa1188d15f1928788ce9c5d2b15b512d47743a230e703f44c07cb7bbc39c5b
+	sha512sums = cb42cd0024b09f7de7368dc5af0b6b68f853ca6b6ed88e1f141410e6c1799db961d8ef7b695fdc0f805cc1c9f1f6b9e0d67ce8155b966b96b601650b3ab81ae7
 	sha512sums = 5502d9df847de12badc702c0444bd4f1f7620460b2235026df2c3133da1e04c148af0f1fc7f345e9a0c009c32f905f66c8d427743445e8864d3a797cdce6a483
 	sha512sums = e239da4f3906f1b54265435181cf770bae3d269c8d915df9a73861e6ee71ec70bf2339426e7c81a91e5a567273b3b3742d7a99feefd3398d821b26e1ff3a56d0
 	sha512sums = c162646eba42ea7112cfb615466c2cbaddac8d254d4a9e91cf887c5bffef1325a983701163223a1fdee091310ac5574a400347aab7f52321825b5fa3d5a9036f
+	sha512sums = 59044954880ce94d7a1da78ccd03e61a9d23382281b2221ca5c9c7eec9caeecf810d10ee07940d5843b7540fa81c00df5a26e8076605410116815e73c60ab9b9
 
 pkgname = blender
diff --git a/extra/blender/PKGBUILD b/extra/blender/PKGBUILD
index b5d20bd86..538f2ade2 100644
--- a/extra/blender/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/blender/PKGBUILD
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildarch=8
 
 pkgname=blender
 pkgver=4.1.1
-pkgrel=4
+pkgrel=8
 epoch=17
 pkgdesc="A fully integrated 3D graphics creation suite"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -117,14 +117,16 @@ source=("git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender.git#tag=v$pkgver"
         "git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-assets#tag=v$pkgver"
         https://developer.download.nvidia.com/redist/optix/v8.0/OptiX-8.0-Include.zip
         force-draco1.patch
-        force-draco2.patch)
+        force-draco2.patch
+        blender-4.11-mantaflow-python-3.12.patch)
 sha512sums=('194274ee62c2a3b96e81af92520d424fb7bda24902cffcf2cd9a2e343c0627fe74cdd08d52709c8f181df72f7e36fc64f6144412c459f5a5a0b4497babd2fe07'
             '4476c93942e5efc5a8ee7c4ef1caea2e77dc6e40eb825e35c0120f7e9f714ff8bdb873bb83d47ac27f8616eedac8e52f15804ed603c093044490f89e626baa80'
             '877ed9ced417c5879b0bc6a7d3d87aa68a3e4015df9c08945c468dfab59a513bdd03523b7593e556fc9d0e22dbad25d980238e25583ea34a77ffcae3693cd0e7'
-            '2eaa05da22d4a304d1db310bd8c04358e70fdd927cbaadd574e179a86bf288c7b4fa1188d15f1928788ce9c5d2b15b512d47743a230e703f44c07cb7bbc39c5b'
+            'cb42cd0024b09f7de7368dc5af0b6b68f853ca6b6ed88e1f141410e6c1799db961d8ef7b695fdc0f805cc1c9f1f6b9e0d67ce8155b966b96b601650b3ab81ae7'
             '5502d9df847de12badc702c0444bd4f1f7620460b2235026df2c3133da1e04c148af0f1fc7f345e9a0c009c32f905f66c8d427743445e8864d3a797cdce6a483'
             'e239da4f3906f1b54265435181cf770bae3d269c8d915df9a73861e6ee71ec70bf2339426e7c81a91e5a567273b3b3742d7a99feefd3398d821b26e1ff3a56d0'
-            'c162646eba42ea7112cfb615466c2cbaddac8d254d4a9e91cf887c5bffef1325a983701163223a1fdee091310ac5574a400347aab7f52321825b5fa3d5a9036f')
+            'c162646eba42ea7112cfb615466c2cbaddac8d254d4a9e91cf887c5bffef1325a983701163223a1fdee091310ac5574a400347aab7f52321825b5fa3d5a9036f'
+            '59044954880ce94d7a1da78ccd03e61a9d23382281b2221ca5c9c7eec9caeecf810d10ee07940d5843b7540fa81c00df5a26e8076605410116815e73c60ab9b9')
 
 prepare() {
   cd "$pkgname"
@@ -146,6 +148,10 @@ prepare() {
   # fix draco
   patch -p1 -i "$srcdir"/force-draco1.patch
   patch -p1 -d scripts/addons -i "$srcdir"/force-draco2.patch
+
+  # fix fluid sim domain with python 3.12
+  # https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/blender/-/issues/18
+  patch -p1 -i "$srcdir"/blender-4.11-mantaflow-python-3.12.patch
 }
 
 _get_pyver() {
diff --git a/extra/blender/blender-4.11-mantaflow-python-3.12.patch b/extra/blender/blender-4.11-mantaflow-python-3.12.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6124b1dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/blender/blender-4.11-mantaflow-python-3.12.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/extern/mantaflow/helper/pwrapper/registry.cpp b/extern/mantaflow/helper/pwrapper/registry.cpp
+index b4206a41dea..bd83eb28116 100644
+--- a/extern/mantaflow/helper/pwrapper/registry.cpp
++++ b/extern/mantaflow/helper/pwrapper/registry.cpp
+@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ void WrapperRegistry::construct(const string &scriptname, const vector<string> &
+   registerDummyTypes();
+ 
+   // work around for certain gcc versions, cast to char*
+-  PyImport_AppendInittab((char *)gDefaultModuleName.c_str(), PyInit_manta_main);
++  if (!Py_IsInitialized())
++      PyImport_AppendInittab((char *)gDefaultModuleName.c_str(), PyInit_manta_main);
+ }
+ 
+ inline PyObject *castPy(PyTypeObject *p)