diff --git a/python-Pweave.changes b/python-Pweave.changes
index 80aad71..6017594 100644
--- a/python-Pweave.changes
+++ b/python-Pweave.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 12 15:04:56 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 36 build (scipy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb  2 13:42:49 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Pweave.spec b/python-Pweave.spec
index e55341c..63ca16d 100644
--- a/python-Pweave.spec
+++ b/python-Pweave.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define         skip_python2 1
+%define         skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-Pweave
 Version:        0.30.3
 Release:        0