diff --git a/osc.changes b/osc.changes
index 7345380..9cbf880 100644
--- a/osc.changes
+++ b/osc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 18 21:35:50 UTC 2021 - Atilla ÖNTAŞ <tarakbumba@gmail.com>
+
+- force Mageia >= 8 builds to python3; python2 is deprecated in Mageia 8 and up.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 18 20:58:00 UTC 2021 - Marcus Hüwe <suse-tux@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/osc.spec b/osc.spec
index 89b8e79..d09e922 100644
--- a/osc.spec
+++ b/osc.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1500 || 0%{?fedora_version} >= 29 || 0%{?centos_version} >= 800
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1500 || 0%{?fedora_version} >= 29 || 0%{?centos_version} >= 800 || 0%{?mageia} >= 8
 %bcond_without python3
 %else
 %bcond_with    python3