diff --git a/python-fontParts.changes b/python-fontParts.changes
index fd0c0fd..6ba16da 100644
--- a/python-fontParts.changes
+++ b/python-fontParts.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 13 10:26:05 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 36 (no FontTools as that requries scipy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 20 10:27:38 UTC 2020 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-fontParts.spec b/python-fontParts.spec
index 9e3ba15..8740917 100644
--- a/python-fontParts.spec
+++ b/python-fontParts.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-fontParts
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# 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
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 %bcond_with test
 %endif
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%global skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-fontParts%{psuffix}
 Version:        0.9.2
 Release:        0