diff --git a/python-imagecodecs.changes b/python-imagecodecs.changes
index 85dcc25..847e684 100644
--- a/python-imagecodecs.changes
+++ b/python-imagecodecs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 14 14:51:22 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- switch to modern python for sle15
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 17 08:39:26 UTC 2024 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-imagecodecs.spec b/python-imagecodecs.spec
index b684e27..06a5df2 100644
--- a/python-imagecodecs.spec
+++ b/python-imagecodecs.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 %define psuffix %{nil}
 %bcond_with test
 %endif
-
+%{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-imagecodecs%{psuffix}
 Version:        2024.6.1
 Release:        0