diff --git a/lhapdf-cython-configure.patch b/lhapdf-cython-configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f3cfa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lhapdf-cython-configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur LHAPDF-6.2.1.orig/configure LHAPDF-6.2.1/configure
+--- LHAPDF-6.2.1.orig/configure	2017-08-11 11:27:33.000000000 +0200
++++ LHAPDF-6.2.1/configure	2018-11-10 19:44:51.928926070 +0100
+@@ -17109,7 +17109,7 @@
+ else
+ 
+ 
+-prog="import Cython.Compiler.Version; print Cython.Compiler.Version.version"
++prog="from __future__ import print_function; import Cython.Compiler.Version; print(Cython.Compiler.Version.version)"
+ CYTHON_VERSION=`$PYTHON -c "$prog" 2>&5`
+ 
+ py_cv_cython=no
diff --git a/lhapdf.spec b/lhapdf.spec
index 00d94e7..9397d1a 100644
--- a/lhapdf.spec
+++ b/lhapdf.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:		lhapdf
 Version:	6.2.1
-Release:	4%{?dist}
+Release:	5%{?dist}
 Summary:	Les Houches Accord PDF Interface
 
 License:	GPLv3+
@@ -14,21 +14,30 @@ URL:		https://lhapdf.hepforge.org/
 Source0:	https://www.hepforge.org/archive/lhapdf/LHAPDF-6.2.1.tar.gz
 #		Add soname to the shared library, cf. SuSE's spec file.
 Patch0:		%{name}-soname.patch
+#		Make Cython checking script usable with Python3 (backport)
+#		https://phab.hepforge.org/rLHAPDFHGedf5d6cc4adbbcaac712f8a6b094b7f572bb4966
+Patch1:		%{name}-cython-configure.patch
 
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	/usr/bin/cython
+%if ! %{py3default}
 BuildRequires:	python2-devel
+%endif
 %if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} || %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 8
 BuildRequires:	python3-devel
 %endif
 %if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} == 7
 BuildRequires:	python34-devel
+BuildRequires:	python36-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:	doxygen
 
 #		Obsolete LHAPDF5 packages not provided by LHAPDF6
 Obsoletes:	octave-lhapdf < 6
 Obsoletes:	lhapdf-pdfsets-minimal < 6
+%if %{py3default}
+Obsoletes:	python2-lhapdf < %{version}-%{release}
+%endif
 
 %description
 LHAPDF is a general purpose C++ interpolator, used for evaluating PDFs
@@ -62,6 +71,7 @@ Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description devel
 This package provides development files of LHAPDF, including C++ bindings.
 
+%if ! %{py3default}
 %package -n python2-%{name}
 Summary:	Les Houches Accord PDF Interface - Python 2 module
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{name}}
@@ -69,7 +79,7 @@ Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n python2-%{name}
 This package provides Python 2 bindings for LHAPDF.
-%if ! %{py3default}
+
 This package also provides a script called "lhapdf" which can be used
 to query the catalog of PDF sets and to install and update them from
 the command line. It accepts commands "list", "update", "install" and
@@ -90,6 +100,16 @@ the command line. It accepts commands "list", "update", "install" and
 "upgrade". Please run "lhapdf help" for full usage instructions.
 %endif
 
+%if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} == 7
+%package -n python%{python3_other_pkgversion}-%{name}
+Summary:	Les Houches Accord PDF Interface - Python 3 module
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python%{python3_other_pkgversion}-%{name}}
+Requires:	%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python%{python3_other_pkgversion}-%{name}
+This package provides Python 3 bindings for LHAPDF.
+%endif
+
 %package doc
 Summary:	Les Houches Accord PDF Interface - documentation
 BuildArch:	noarch
@@ -100,6 +120,7 @@ This package provides API documentation and examples for LHAPDF.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n LHAPDF-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 # Remove cython generated file
 rm wrappers/python/lhapdf.cpp
@@ -113,13 +134,22 @@ sed 's!/usr/bin/env python!%{__python2}!' -i bin/lhapdf.in examples/*.py
 sed 's!/usr/bin/env bash!/bin/bash!' -i bin/lhapdf-config.in
 
 %build
+%if %{py3default}
+export PYTHON=%{__python3}
+%else
 export PYTHON=%{__python2}
+%endif
 %configure --disable-static --disable-silent-rules
 
 %make_build
 
-# Python 3 module
+%if ! %{py3default}
 ( cd wrappers/python ; %make_build PYTHON=%{__python3} )
+%endif
+
+%if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} == 7
+( cd wrappers/python ; %make_build PYTHON=%{__python3_other} )
+%endif
 
 # Build doxygen documentation
 %make_build doxy
@@ -127,8 +157,13 @@ export PYTHON=%{__python2}
 %install
 %make_install
 
-# Python 3 module
+%if ! %{py3default}
 ( cd wrappers/python ; %make_install PYTHON=%{__python3} )
+%endif
+
+%if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} == 7
+( cd wrappers/python ; %make_install PYTHON=%{__python3_other} )
+%endif
 
 rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libLHAPDF.la
 
@@ -151,12 +186,12 @@ rm examples/Makefile*
 %{_libdir}/libLHAPDF.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}.pc
 
-%files -n python2-%{name}
 %if ! %{py3default}
+%files -n python2-%{name}
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
-%endif
 %{python2_sitearch}/LHAPDF-*.egg-info
 %{python2_sitearch}/%{name}.so
+%endif
 
 %files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{name}
 %if %{py3default}
@@ -165,12 +200,23 @@ rm examples/Makefile*
 %{python3_sitearch}/LHAPDF-*.egg-info
 %{python3_sitearch}/%{name}.*.so
 
+%if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} == 7
+%files -n python%{python3_other_pkgversion}-%{name}
+%{python3_other_sitearch}/LHAPDF-*.egg-info
+%{python3_other_sitearch}/%{name}.*.so
+%endif
+
 %files doc
 %doc doc/doxygen
 %doc examples
 %license COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Nov 10 2018 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 6.2.1-5
+- Drop Python 2 bindings for Fedora 29+
+- Make Cython checking script usable with Python3 (backport)
+- Add Python 3.6 package for EPEL 7
+
 * Tue Jul 31 2018 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> - 6.2.1-4
 - Rebuild with fixed binutils