diff --git a/fontforge.changes b/fontforge.changes
index 83997e6..8372150 100644
--- a/fontforge.changes
+++ b/fontforge.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Mon Dec 18 10:41:08 UTC 2017 - pgajdos@suse.com
 - updated to 20170731
   * This incorporates a large number of adjustments and fixes.
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov  9 19:06:46 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- switch to python 3
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  9 14:15:44 UTC 2016 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/fontforge.spec b/fontforge.spec
index 843640b..2dda05d 100644
--- a/fontforge.spec
+++ b/fontforge.spec
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libuninameslist-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pango-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_libdir}/lib*.so.*
 %{_datadir}/fontforge/
-%{py_sitedir}/*
+%{python3_sitearch}/*
 %{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/%{name}.png
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/%{name}.svg