diff --git a/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.changes b/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.changes
index 85325f5..12cf946 100644
--- a/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.changes
+++ b/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May  3 13:37:02 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- use modern python on sle15
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr  3 07:27:06 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.spec b/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.spec
index 3d1b45c..eafd5d5 100644
--- a/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.spec
+++ b/python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
+%{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
 Version:        1.24.0
 Release:        0