diff --git a/python-ufoProcessor.changes b/python-ufoProcessor.changes
index 1727038..109aa9a 100644
--- a/python-ufoProcessor.changes
+++ b/python-ufoProcessor.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 13 10:16:12 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 3.6 build (no scipy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 20 09:48:04 UTC 2020 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-ufoProcessor.spec b/python-ufoProcessor.spec
index 4db3390..17f82f7 100644
--- a/python-ufoProcessor.spec
+++ b/python-ufoProcessor.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-ufoProcessor
 #
-# 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-ufoProcessor
 Version:        1.9.0
 Release:        0