diff --git a/python-ntfy.changes b/python-ntfy.changes
index 08ff4d7..7a3c2d3 100644
--- a/python-ntfy.changes
+++ b/python-ntfy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 17 08:53:36 UTC 2022 - Matthias Bach <marix@marix.org> - 2.7.0
+
+- Switch test execution to pytest to allow for deselecting tests of
+  optional functionality for which we lack the requiired
+  dependencies.
+- Drop build dependency to the sleekxmpp Python module which got
+  dropped from Factory.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 10 19:46:43 UTC 2022 - Matthias Bach <marix@marix.org>
 
diff --git a/python-ntfy.spec b/python-ntfy.spec
index 6333c6e..4b6f880 100644
--- a/python-ntfy.spec
+++ b/python-ntfy.spec
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module appdirs}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module emoji}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module psutil}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module requests}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module ruamel.yaml}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module sleekxmpp}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-appdirs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Quickstart
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}/ntfy*
 
 %check
-%python_exec -m unittest discover -v
+%pytest --ignore 'tests/test_xmpp.py' -k 'not test_xmpp'
 
 %post
 %python_install_alternative ntfy