diff --git a/python-nbclassic.changes b/python-nbclassic.changes
index 866d8ee..728c7b3 100644
--- a/python-nbclassic.changes
+++ b/python-nbclassic.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 16 12:20:06 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- reenable python36 build (uses python-ipykernel5 package)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 23 08:15:54 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-nbclassic.spec b/python-nbclassic.spec
index fefbd37..9b6b034 100644
--- a/python-nbclassic.spec
+++ b/python-nbclassic.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python3-%{**}}
 %define skip_python2 1
-%define skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-nbclassic
 Version:        0.3.1
 Release:        0