diff --git a/python-ufoLib2.changes b/python-ufoLib2.changes
index bcd5ed0..4adea6a 100644
--- a/python-ufoLib2.changes
+++ b/python-ufoLib2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 13 10:17:06 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 3.6 build (no FontTools as it needs scipy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 23 12:03:45 UTC 2020 - Marketa Calabkova <mcalabkova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-ufoLib2.spec b/python-ufoLib2.spec
index 75a4ba4..7b08ce9 100644
--- a/python-ufoLib2.spec
+++ b/python-ufoLib2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-ufoLib2
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%global skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-ufoLib2
 Version:        0.8.0
 Release:        0