diff --git a/python-dill.changes b/python-dill.changes
index 0f5902c..1c80fa0 100644
--- a/python-dill.changes
+++ b/python-dill.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May  4 15:20:33 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- build for python 3.7+ only
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 16 23:13:45 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-dill.spec b/python-dill.spec
index e18ef44..2f9b3e5 100644
--- a/python-dill.spec
+++ b/python-dill.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %global skip_python2 1
+%{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-dill
 Version:        0.3.6
 Release:        0
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/uqfoundation/dill
 Source:         https://github.com/uqfoundation/dill/archive/dill-%{version}.tar.gz#/dill-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module dbm}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module objgraph >= 1.7.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes