diff --git a/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes b/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes
index 21995da..d20ac2a 100644
--- a/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes
+++ b/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 13 22:07:00 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- build against main-python as this is a cli tool (bsc#1181608) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec 15 17:10:58 UTC 2019 - Kristyna Streitova <kstreitova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec b/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec
index b283715..fd2c30b 100644
--- a/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec
+++ b/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-virtualenvwrapper
 #
-# 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
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %bcond_with test
+%global pythons python3
 Name:           python-virtualenvwrapper
 Version:        4.8.4
 Release:        0