diff --git a/python-netutils.changes b/python-netutils.changes
index 3e303a3..af1b2d0 100644
--- a/python-netutils.changes
+++ b/python-netutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 10 15:12:47 UTC 2025 - Georg Pfuetzenreuter <georg.pfuetzenreuter@suse.com>
+
+- Enable sle15_python_module_pythons to build for Python 3.11 on Leap
+  (project is now Python 3.9+)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  4 08:01:23 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-netutils.spec b/python-netutils.spec
index 9bb04c3..a9c00be 100644
--- a/python-netutils.spec
+++ b/python-netutils.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
+%{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-netutils
 Version:        1.13.0
 Release:        0
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module toml}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+Recommends:     python-napalm
+BuildArch:      noarch
 %if 0%{?python_version_nodots} >= 313
 Requires:       python-legacycrypt
 %endif
-Recommends:     python-napalm
-BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description