diff --git a/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes b/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes
index dbd684e..0d58dab 100644
--- a/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes
+++ b/python-virtualenvwrapper.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Dec 15 17:10:58 UTC 2019 - Kristyna Streitova <kstreitova@suse.com>
+
+- add virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4-python_version.patch to use python3
+  instead of python2 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 24 14:04:24 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec b/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec
index f5f9e72..ce489c3 100644
--- a/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec
+++ b/python-virtualenvwrapper.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/v/virtualenvwrapper/virtualenvwrapper-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4-python_version.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pbr}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ conflicts in their dependencies.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n virtualenvwrapper-%{version}
 sed -i -e '1i#!/bin/sh' virtualenvwrapper.sh
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build
diff --git a/virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4-python_version.patch b/virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4-python_version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591823b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4-python_version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4/virtualenvwrapper.sh
+===================================================================
+--- virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4.orig/virtualenvwrapper.sh
++++ virtualenvwrapper-4.8.4/virtualenvwrapper.sh
+@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
+ # Locate the global Python where virtualenvwrapper is installed.
+ if [ "${VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON:-}" = "" ]
+ then
+-    VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON="$(command \which python)"
++    VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON="$(command \which python3)"
+ fi
+ 
+ # Set the name of the virtualenv app to use.