diff --git a/python-EditorConfig.changes b/python-EditorConfig.changes
index 40981ab..64c975d 100644
--- a/python-EditorConfig.changes
+++ b/python-EditorConfig.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Aug  4 13:38:40 UTC 2024 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
+
+- Don't write python bytecode in tests for reproducible builds
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 30 21:16:59 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
 
diff --git a/python-EditorConfig.spec b/python-EditorConfig.spec
index f880fb5..d671f4f 100644
--- a/python-EditorConfig.spec
+++ b/python-EditorConfig.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
+export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 # Still not resolved issues with tests, gh#editorconfig/editorconfig-core-py#37
 %{python_expand cmake .
 export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}