diff --git a/python-nbclassic.changes b/python-nbclassic.changes
index cee1c82..ea7ddf5 100644
--- a/python-nbclassic.changes
+++ b/python-nbclassic.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  5 18:34:12 UTC 2024 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Skip python39: no longer supported since ipython 8.19
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 17 15:59:44 UTC 2023 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-nbclassic.spec b/python-nbclassic.spec
index cc70204..de2c01e 100644
--- a/python-nbclassic.spec
+++ b/python-nbclassic.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file
+# spec file for package python-nbclassic
 #
-# 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
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 %define psuffix %{nil}
 %bcond_with test
 %endif
+%define skip_python39 1
 # this conditional is used in the python-rpm-macros, but `osc build --without libalternatives` won't work
 %bcond_without libalternatives
 # 1.0.0 gets abbreviated by pythondistdeps