diff --git a/python-panel.changes b/python-panel.changes
index 0bcd707..2dfc15f 100644
--- a/python-panel.changes
+++ b/python-panel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Feb 14 19:58:20 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- skip python 3.6 build (no scipy) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan  4 17:40:09 UTC 2021 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-panel.spec b/python-panel.spec
index bb11750..95da9d1 100644
--- a/python-panel.spec
+++ b/python-panel.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 %bcond_with test
 %endif
 %define skip_python2 1
+%define skip_python36 1 
 %define modname panel
 Name:           python-panel%{psuffix}
 Version:        0.10.2