diff --git a/python-markdown.spec b/python-markdown.spec
index f24c71a..4a93511 100644
--- a/python-markdown.spec
+++ b/python-markdown.spec
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 7
+%global with_python3 1
+%endif
+
 %global srcname Markdown
 %global pkgname markdown
 
 Name:           python-%{pkgname}
-Version:        2.6.8
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Version:        2.6.9
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Markdown implementation in Python
 License:        BSD
 URL:            https://pythonhosted.org/%{srcname}/
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/M/%{srcname}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch:      noarch
-BuildRequires:  python2-devel
-BuildRequires:  python2-nose
-BuildRequires:  python2-yaml
-BuildRequires:  python3-devel
-BuildRequires:  python3-nose
-BuildRequires:  python3-PyYAML
 
 
 %description
@@ -25,6 +23,9 @@ there are a few known issues.
 
 %package -n python2-%{pkgname}
 Summary:        Markdown implementation in Python
+BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+BuildRequires:  python2-nose
+BuildRequires:  python2-yaml
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{pkgname}}
 
 %description -n python2-%{pkgname}
@@ -33,14 +34,19 @@ almost completely compliant with the reference implementation, though
 there are a few known issues.
 
 
-%package -n python3-%{pkgname}
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+%package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pkgname}
 Summary:        Markdown implementation in Python
-%{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{pkgname}}
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-nose
+BuildRequires:  python3-PyYAML
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pkgname}}
 
-%description -n python3-%{pkgname}
+%description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pkgname}
 This is a Python implementation of John Gruber's Markdown. It is
 almost completely compliant with the reference implementation, though
 there are a few known issues.
+%endif # with_python3
 
 
 %prep
@@ -57,7 +63,10 @@ find bin docs -type f \
 
 popd
 mv %{srcname}-%{version} python2
+
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 cp -a python2 python3
+%endif # with_python3
 
 
 %build
@@ -65,9 +74,11 @@ pushd python2
 %py2_build
 popd
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd python3
 %py3_build
 popd
+%endif # with_python3
 
 
 %install
@@ -84,6 +95,7 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python2_sitelib} \
   LICENSE.md > LICENSE.html
 popd
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd python3
 %py3_install
 
@@ -96,6 +108,7 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib} \
   %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/markdown_py-%{python3_version} \
   LICENSE.md > LICENSE.html
 popd
+%endif # with_python3
 
 # 2.X binary is called by default for now
 ln -s markdown_py-%{python2_version} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/markdown_py
@@ -106,9 +119,11 @@ pushd python2
 %{__python2} run-tests.py
 popd
 
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 pushd python3
 %{__python3} run-tests.py
 popd
+%endif # with_python3
 
 
 %files -n python2-%{pkgname}
@@ -120,15 +135,21 @@ popd
 %{_bindir}/markdown_py-%{python2_version}
 
 
-%files -n python3-%{pkgname}
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+%files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pkgname}
 %doc python3/build/docs/*
 %license python3/LICENSE.*
 %{python3_sitelib}/*
 %{_bindir}/markdown_py-3
 %{_bindir}/markdown_py-%{python3_version}
+%endif # with_python3
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 30 2017 Thomas Moschny <thomas.moschny@gmx.de> - 2.6.9-1
+- Update to 2.6.9.
+- Allow building a python3 subpackage on EPEL7+.
+
 * Thu Jul 27 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.6.8-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 3ced097..4aa5fb8 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (Markdown-2.6.8.tar.gz) = 85c1a16ebb50af79f378eb2fa936342df6174a4f597a74fee6d0495ef2bc4c7c8337463799e427cb6788b3429e400309958b5c4784f536593047ab2e47ac7c23
+SHA512 (Markdown-2.6.9.tar.gz) = d00c800dc7c1ae0753cbcddd755ade7d593a8d9c9d4ffc6eb8765233a44027a75b68948c14b4469d7aa0e7f74029e9f60159d81ed40b3d2e770c68a81533ccfa