diff --git a/python-scour.changes b/python-scour.changes
index 81b2f44..90ee867 100644
--- a/python-scour.changes
+++ b/python-scour.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov  8 12:34:10 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add dependency to xml library 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov  8 10:23:19 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-scour.spec b/python-scour.spec
index f427808..c9edd70 100644
--- a/python-scour.spec
+++ b/python-scour.spec
@@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ URL:            https://github.com/oberstet/scour
 Source:         https://github.com/scour-project/scour/archive/v%{version}/scour-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module xml}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  unzip
 Requires:       python-setuptools
 Requires:       python-six >= 1.9.0
+%ifpython2
+Requires:       python-xml
+%endif
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 Conflicts:      %{oldpython}-scour < 0.37