diff --git a/volume_key.spec b/volume_key.spec
index 864d353..56bbc05 100644
--- a/volume_key.spec
+++ b/volume_key.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          volume_key
 Version:       0.3.12
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       A library for manipulating storage volume encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes
 Group:         Applications/Security
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -46,15 +46,34 @@ Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
 %description -n lib%{name}-devel
 This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use %{name}.
 
+%package -n python-%{name}
+Group:         System/Libraries/Python
+Summary:       Python bindings for %{name}
+Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python-%{name}
+This package contains the Python bindings for %{name}.
+
+%package -n python-%{name}-py3
+Group:         System/Libraries/Python
+Summary:       Python 3 bindings for %{name}
+Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python-%{name}-py3
+This package contains the Python 3 bindings for %{name}.
+
 %debug_package
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+sed -i "s|python3.6||" configure.ac
 autoreconf -f -i
 
 %build
 %configure \
-   --with-python3=%{__python3}
+   --with-python3=%{__python3} \
+   PYTHON3=%{__python3}
+
 %make
 
 %install
@@ -77,12 +96,18 @@ autoreconf -f -i
 %files -n lib%{name}
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/libvolume_key.so.*
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING
+
+%files -n python-%{name}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %{python27_sitearch}/_volume_key.*
 %{python27_sitearch}/volume_key.py*
+
+%files -n python-%{name}-py3
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %{python3_sitearch}/__pycache__/volume_key.*.pyc
 %{python3_sitearch}/_volume_key.*
 %{python3_sitearch}/volume_key.*
-%doc AUTHORS COPYING
 
 %files -n lib%{name}-devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -94,5 +119,8 @@ autoreconf -f -i
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 24 2020 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.3.12-2mamba
+- added python subpackages and built with python3
+
 * Thu Feb 28 2019 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.3.12-1mamba
 - package created using the webbuild interface