diff --git a/python-jaraco.itertools.changes b/python-jaraco.itertools.changes
index cdfce9f..f8c595f 100644
--- a/python-jaraco.itertools.changes
+++ b/python-jaraco.itertools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov  8 11:05:23 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add six dependency for testsuite 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  9 13:59:34 UTC 2020 - Marketa Calabkova <mcalabkova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-jaraco.itertools.spec b/python-jaraco.itertools.spec
index 0f219a2..dcfc45b 100644
--- a/python-jaraco.itertools.spec
+++ b/python-jaraco.itertools.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-jaraco.itertools
 #
-# 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
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module more-itertools >= 4.0.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm >= 1.15.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-inflect