diff --git a/mono-core.changes b/mono-core.changes
index 4544cb0..fd8e64d 100644
--- a/mono-core.changes
+++ b/mono-core.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 21 19:09:51 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- We can use python3 as well as python2, so removing the
+  dependency on the later.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec 20 13:03:20 UTC 2020 - Matthias Mailänder <mailaender@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/mono-core.spec b/mono-core.spec
index b7954b6..9949b54 100644
--- a/mono-core.spec
+++ b/mono-core.spec
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-BuildRequires:  python
+BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  systemtap-sdt-devel
 BuildRequires:  timezone
 BuildRequires:  which