diff --git a/recipe/patch_yaml/ncvis-climate.yaml b/recipe/patch_yaml/ncvis-climate.yaml
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index 67e9e9d7f..000000000
--- a/recipe/patch_yaml/ncvis-climate.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-if:
-  name: ncvis-climate
-  timestamp_lt: 1739760494852  # Mon Feb 17 02:48:49 2025
-then:
-  - tighten_depends:
-      name: wxwidgets
-      max_pin: 'x.x.x'
diff --git a/recipe/patch_yaml/wxwidgets.yaml b/recipe/patch_yaml/wxwidgets.yaml
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index 000000000..9b12c6558
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+++ b/recipe/patch_yaml/wxwidgets.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# wxwidgets broke abi compatiblity in 3.2.6
+# see issue https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets/issues/25173
+# so we are tightening the upper bin going forward, starting with 3.2.5
+if:
+  has_depends: wxwidgets >=3.2.5,<3.3.0a0
+then:
+  - tighten_depends:
+      name: wxwidgets
+      max_pin: 'x.x.x'