diff --git a/python-jupyterlab-pygments.changes b/python-jupyterlab-pygments.changes
index 1232e53..68de4aa 100644
--- a/python-jupyterlab-pygments.changes
+++ b/python-jupyterlab-pygments.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar  7 11:17:46 UTC 2024 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Skip testing with python39: no longer supported since ipython
+  8.19 (nbval)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Dec 23 20:13:55 UTC 2023 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-jupyterlab-pygments.spec b/python-jupyterlab-pygments.spec
index 99b2de3..d631c36 100644
--- a/python-jupyterlab-pygments.spec
+++ b/python-jupyterlab-pygments.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file
+# spec file for package python-jupyterlab-pygments
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 %if "%{flavor}" == "test"
 %define psuffix -test
 %bcond_without test
+%define skip_python39 1
 %else
 %define psuffix %{nil}
 %bcond_with test