diff --git a/python-parted.changes b/python-parted.changes
index 21b8a74..5400eb6 100644
--- a/python-parted.changes
+++ b/python-parted.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Sep  6 17:43:56 UTC 2015 - olaf@aepfle.de
+
+- pyparted requires Python version 2.7 or higher 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 19 14:52:44 UTC 2015 - termim@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-parted.spec b/python-parted.spec
index a3608a3..55898bd 100644
--- a/python-parted.spec
+++ b/python-parted.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Patch:          pyparted-3.10.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  parted-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.7
 
 %description
 Python module for the parted library.  It is used for manipulating