diff --git a/python-mutmut.changes b/python-mutmut.changes
index c829f9a..1988a2c 100644
--- a/python-mutmut.changes
+++ b/python-mutmut.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  2 13:29:40 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 3.6 (hammett requires python 3.7 or later) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May 25 06:50:55 UTC 2020 - Petr Gajdos <pgajdos@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-mutmut.spec b/python-mutmut.spec
index 8cb879f..ba1bb72 100644
--- a/python-mutmut.spec
+++ b/python-mutmut.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-mutmut
 #
-# 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
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 # tri.declarative is Python 3 only
 %define skip_python2 1
+# hammett requires python 3.7 or later
+%define skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-mutmut
 Version:        2.0.0
 Release:        0