diff --git a/python-fastparquet.changes b/python-fastparquet.changes
index 630ae16..bfd2c26 100644
--- a/python-fastparquet.changes
+++ b/python-fastparquet.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 12 14:50:18 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 36 build 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb  4 17:50:32 UTC 2021 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/python-fastparquet.spec b/python-fastparquet.spec
index 575aae7..ecb6a95 100644
--- a/python-fastparquet.spec
+++ b/python-fastparquet.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 %define _buildshell /bin/bash
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define         skip_python2 1
+%define         skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-fastparquet
 Version:        0.5.0
 Release:        0