diff --git a/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.changes b/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.changes
index 36a276d..ac13ad5 100644
--- a/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.changes
+++ b/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct  7 07:50:10 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- make the package python 3.6+ only as it dropped support
+  for older versions
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct  7 03:51:26 UTC 2022 - Yogalakshmi Arunachalam <yarunachalam@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.spec b/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.spec
index 9240f40..ac09c7a 100644
--- a/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.spec
+++ b/python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%{?!python_module:%define python_module() python3-%{**}}
 %global modname repoze.sphinx.autointerface
 Name:           python-%{modname}
 Version:        1.0.0
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ License:        SUSE-Repoze
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            http://www.repoze.org
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/r/repoze.sphinx.autointerface/%{modname}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.6}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros