diff --git a/docs/project/changelog.md b/docs/project/changelog.md
index 2ec586e3b73..7b48546e5d3 100644
--- a/docs/project/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/project/changelog.md
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ myst:
   the gil is not held.
   {pr}`4164`
 
+### Packages
+
+- Upgraded scipy to 1.11.2 {pr}`4156`
 
 ## Version 0.24.0
 
diff --git a/packages/scipy/meta.yaml b/packages/scipy/meta.yaml
index d7a609d9615..5a791c28ca3 100644
--- a/packages/scipy/meta.yaml
+++ b/packages/scipy/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: scipy
-  version: 1.11.1
+  version: 1.11.2
   tag:
     - min-scipy-stack
   top-level:
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ package:
 # subroutine. Try deleting it.
 
 source:
-  url: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a6/98/fceb84466a74b8fe74ce2dcc3a0a89cb7b4a689d4775e0fb4c95f335ef6a/scipy-1.11.1.tar.gz
-  sha256: fb5b492fa035334fd249f0973cc79ecad8b09c604b42a127a677b45a9a3d4289
+  url: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9c/ef/87a5565907645998d7c62e76b84b0ca9f0b7c25cd433f5617a968051cec3/scipy-1.11.2.tar.gz
+  sha256: b29318a5e39bd200ca4381d80b065cdf3076c7d7281c5e36569e99273867f61d
 
   patches:
     - patches/0001-Fix-dstevr-in-special-lapack_defs.h.patch
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ build:
     export NPY_BLAS_LIBS="-I$WASM_LIBRARY_DIR/include $WASM_LIBRARY_DIR/lib/libopenblas.so"
     export NPY_LAPACK_LIBS="-I$WASM_LIBRARY_DIR/include $WASM_LIBRARY_DIR/lib/libopenblas.so"
 
+    # setup.py has been renamed to _setup.py in scipy 1.11.2 to discourage its
+    # usage but we still need it until we manage to build with meson
+    mv _setup.py setup.py
+
     sed -i 's/recursive //g' scipy/integrate/quadpack/* scipy/interpolate/fitpack/*
     sed -i 's/void DQA/int DQA/g' scipy/integrate/__quadpack.h