diff --git a/python-textdistance.changes b/python-textdistance.changes
index 98d279b..45daf01 100644
--- a/python-textdistance.changes
+++ b/python-textdistance.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 18 23:01:58 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 3.6 build (no numpy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan  3 14:27:00 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-textdistance.spec b/python-textdistance.spec
index 96509f6..b2009db 100644
--- a/python-textdistance.spec
+++ b/python-textdistance.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define skip_python2 1
+%define skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-textdistance
 Version:        4.2.0
 Release:        0