diff --git a/python-scikit-umfpack.changes b/python-scikit-umfpack.changes
index ab63b8a..1d7bd36 100644
--- a/python-scikit-umfpack.changes
+++ b/python-scikit-umfpack.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Feb 14 10:32:57 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python36 (no scipy anymore) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 20 17:56:30 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-scikit-umfpack.spec b/python-scikit-umfpack.spec
index 4f437b7..871f7c1 100644
--- a/python-scikit-umfpack.spec
+++ b/python-scikit-umfpack.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-scikit-umfpack
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%global skip_python36 1
 %define         oldpython python
 Name:           python-scikit-umfpack
 Version:        0.3.2