diff --git a/SOURCES/0001-FACT-3116-Ignore-EROFS-when-deleting-fact-cache.patch b/SOURCES/0001-FACT-3116-Ignore-EROFS-when-deleting-fact-cache.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da74e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0001-FACT-3116-Ignore-EROFS-when-deleting-fact-cache.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From 66f688f2b3ddc795a087c81746da57190675e624 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Takashi Kajinami <tkajinam@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:33:16 +0900
+Subject: [PATCH] (FACT-3116) Ignore EROFS when deleting fact cache
+
+When fact cache is placed in read only file system, deleting a file
+fails with EROFS instead of EACCES .
+---
+ lib/facter/framework/core/cache_manager.rb |  2 +-
+ spec/facter/cache_manager_spec.rb          | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
+ 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/facter/framework/core/cache_manager.rb b/lib/facter/framework/core/cache_manager.rb
+index 100a7656a..d93020264 100644
+--- a/lib/facter/framework/core/cache_manager.rb
++++ b/lib/facter/framework/core/cache_manager.rb
+@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ cache_format_version is incorrect!")
+ 
+       begin
+         File.delete(cache_file_name) if File.readable?(cache_file_name)
+-      rescue Errno::EACCES => e
++      rescue Errno::EACCES, Errno::EROFS => e
+         @log.warn("Could not delete cache: #{e.message}")
+       end
+     end
+diff --git a/spec/facter/cache_manager_spec.rb b/spec/facter/cache_manager_spec.rb
+index 8b3194340..324964bd5 100644
+--- a/spec/facter/cache_manager_spec.rb
++++ b/spec/facter/cache_manager_spec.rb
+@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe Facter::CacheManager do
+         )
+       end
+ 
+-      context 'when file cannot be deleted' do
++      context 'when file cannot be deleted because of access denied' do
+         let(:cache_file) { File.join(cache_dir, 'ext_file.txt') }
+ 
+         it 'logs warn if it cannot delete' do
+@@ -149,6 +149,24 @@ describe Facter::CacheManager do
+           expect(logger).to have_received(:warn)
+         end
+       end
++
++      context 'when file cannot be deleted because of read-only filesystem' do
++        let(:cache_file) { File.join(cache_dir, 'ext_file.txt') }
++
++        it 'logs warn if it cannot delete' do
++          allow(fact_groups).to receive(:get_fact).with('ext_file.txt').and_return(external_fact)
++          allow(File).to receive(:readable?).with(cache_file_name).and_return(false)
++          allow(Facter::Util::FileHelper).to receive(:safe_read).with(cache_file)
++                                                                .and_return(cached_external_fact)
++          allow(JSON).to receive(:parse).with(cached_external_fact).and_raise(JSON::ParserError)
++          allow(File).to receive(:readable?).with(cache_file).and_return(true)
++          allow(File).to receive(:mtime).with(File.join(cache_dir, 'ext_file.txt')).and_return(Time.now)
++          allow(File).to receive(:delete).with(cache_file).and_raise(Errno::EROFS)
++
++          cache_manager.resolve_facts([searched_external_fact])
++          expect(logger).to have_received(:warn)
++        end
++      end
+     end
+ 
+     context 'with timer' do
+-- 
+2.35.1
+
diff --git a/SPECS/facter.spec b/SPECS/facter.spec
index ced3f32..80cea6a 100644
--- a/SPECS/facter.spec
+++ b/SPECS/facter.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## START: Set by rpmautospec
 ## (rpmautospec version 0.2.5)
 %define autorelease(e:s:pb:) %{?-p:0.}%{lua:
-    release_number = 2;
+    release_number = 3;
     base_release_number = tonumber(rpm.expand("%{?-b*}%{!?-b:1}"));
     print(release_number + base_release_number - 1);
 }%{?-e:.%{-e*}}%{?-s:.%{-s*}}%{?dist}
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 Name:           facter
 Version:        4.2.8
-Release:        %autorelease
+Release:        %autorelease -s c7e3f55b6git
 %if 0%{?has_epoch}
 Epoch:          1
 %endif
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ URL:            https://github.com/puppetlabs/facter
 Source0:        https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.gem
 Source1:        https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.gem.asc
 Source2:        https://downloads.puppetlabs.com/puppet-gpg-signing-key-20250406.pub
+Patch0001:      0001-FACT-3116-Ignore-EROFS-when-deleting-fact-cache.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gnupg2
 BuildRequires:  rubygems-devel
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ GEM_HOME="%{buildroot}%{gem_dir}" %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/facter
 %doc %{gem_docdir}
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 16 2022 Joel Capitao <jcapitao@redhat.com> 4.2.8-3.c7e3f55b6git
+- Apply upstream patch to fix fact cache issue
+
 * Tue Apr 26 2022 Alfredo Moralejo <amoralej@redhat.com> 4.2.8-2
 - Fix epoch in requirement of doc subpackage