diff --git a/libxml2.spec b/libxml2.spec
index 13f7e2f..8059cdb 100644
--- a/libxml2.spec
+++ b/libxml2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f 1-2)
 Name:          libxml2
 Version:       2.9.9
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       Library providing XML and HTML support
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n python-libxml2
 Python support for libxml2.
+
+%package -n python-libxml2-py36
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Summary:       Python 3.6 support for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+%py36_requires
+
+%description -n python-libxml2-py36
+Python 3.6 support for libxml2.
 %endif
 
 %package utils
@@ -108,6 +117,20 @@ install AUTHORS COPYING Copyright NEWS README TODO* \
 install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sgml
 install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xml
 
+%if "%{stage1}" != "1"
+cd python
+CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python36} setup.py build
+
+%{__python36} setup.py install \
+   -O1 --skip-build \
+   --root="%{buildroot}" \
+   --install-headers=%{python36_inc} \
+   --install-lib=%{python36_sitearch} \
+   --record=%{name}.filelist
+
+sed -i "s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
+%endif
+
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
@@ -150,6 +173,10 @@ install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xml
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{python_sitearch}/*
 %{_datadir}/doc/libxml2-python-%{version}/
+
+%files -n python-libxml2-py36
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{python36_sitearch}/*
 %endif
 
 %files apidocs
@@ -157,6 +184,9 @@ install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xml
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/%{name}/
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 15 2019 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.9.9-2mamba
+- added -py36 package
+
 * Mon Jan 28 2019 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 2.9.9-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist