diff --git a/python-astropy.changes b/python-astropy.changes
index afcaba7..1e1083f 100644
--- a/python-astropy.changes
+++ b/python-astropy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 28 20:00:07 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Skip flaky test_color_print3
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec 28 12:53:13 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-astropy.spec b/python-astropy.spec
index 47dfc45..90c5349 100644
--- a/python-astropy.spec
+++ b/python-astropy.spec
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ done
   # gh#astropy/astropy#12017
   donttest+=" or test_stats"
 %endif
+# this one is flaky
+donttest+=" or test_color_print3"
 testselect_expr="${donttest:+-k \"not (${donttest# or })\"}"
 # http://docs.astropy.org/en/latest/development/testguide.html#running-tests
 # running pytest directly would require building the extensions inplace