diff --git a/python-flexx.changes b/python-flexx.changes
index 24bc02c..a3caf99 100644
--- a/python-flexx.changes
+++ b/python-flexx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 23 10:06:21 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 3.6 build (no numpy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 26 06:34:17 UTC 2020 - Petr Gajdos <pgajdos@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-flexx.spec b/python-flexx.spec
index 4268a50..d763e97 100644
--- a/python-flexx.spec
+++ b/python-flexx.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-flexx
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define         skip_python2 1
+%define         skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-flexx
 Version:        0.8.0
 Release:        0