diff --git a/python-ipywidgets.changes b/python-ipywidgets.changes
index e591142..b4a58d9 100644
--- a/python-ipywidgets.changes
+++ b/python-ipywidgets.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 13 16:40:01 UTC 2019 - Todd R <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
+
+- Drop python2 support due to python-notebook dropping python2 support
+
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 Sun Aug 11 01:36:21 UTC 2019 - Todd R <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-ipywidgets.spec b/python-ipywidgets.spec
index 0dc5d01..d60d32d 100644
--- a/python-ipywidgets.spec
+++ b/python-ipywidgets.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%define         skip_python2 1
 Name:           python-ipywidgets
 Version:        7.5.1
 Release:        0
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires:  unzip
 Requires:       python-ipykernel >= 4.5.1
 Requires:       python-ipython >= 4
 Requires:       python-jsonschema
+Requires:       python-notebook
 Requires:       python-traitlets >= 4.3.1
 Provides:       python-jupyter_ipywidgets = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      python-jupyter_ipywidgets <= %{version}