diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dce9971..dd4b1af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ fail2ban-0.8.4.tar.bz2
 /fail2ban_0.8.7.1.orig.tar.gz
 /fail2ban_0.8.8.orig.tar.gz
 /fail2ban-0.8.10.tar.gz
+/fail2ban-0.8.11.tar.gz
 /fail2ban-0.9-d529151.tar.xz
 /fail2ban-0.9-1f1a561.tar.xz
 /fail2ban-0.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/fail2ban.spec b/fail2ban.spec
index 0cb0c40..14402f1 100644
--- a/fail2ban.spec
+++ b/fail2ban.spec
@@ -35,10 +35,16 @@ Patch8: https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/commit/309c8dddd7adc2de140ed5a72088
 
 BuildArch: noarch
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+BuildRequires: python2-devel
+# For testcases
+BuildRequires: python-inotify
+%else
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/2to3
 # For testcases
 BuildRequires: python3-inotify
+%endif
 BuildRequires: sqlite
 BuildRequires: systemd
 BuildRequires: selinux-policy-devel
@@ -79,14 +85,20 @@ SELinux policies for Fail2Ban.
 
 %package server
 Summary: Core server component for Fail2Ban
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+Requires: python2-systemd
+%else
 Requires: python3-systemd
+%endif
 Requires(post): systemd
 Requires(preun): systemd
 Requires(postun): systemd
 Requires: ipset
 Requires: iptables
 
+%if 0%{?fedora}
 Requires: (%{name}-selinux if selinux-policy-%{selinuxtype})
+%endif
 
 %description server
 This package contains the core server components for Fail2Ban with minimal
@@ -104,10 +116,14 @@ Requires: %{name}-server = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: %{name}-shorewall = %{version}-%{release}
 # Currently this breaks jails that don't log to the journal
 #Requires: %{name}-systemd = %{version}-%{release}
-# No python3 support for gamin
-#Requires: gamin-python
 Requires: perl-interpreter
-Requires: python3-inotify
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+Requires: python-inotify
+# No python3 support for gamin so epel only
+Requires: gamin-python
+%else
+Requires: python2-inotify
+%endif
 Requires: /usr/bin/whois
 
 %description all
@@ -186,23 +202,32 @@ by default.
 
 # Use Fedora paths
 sed -i -e 's/^before = paths-.*/before = paths-fedora.conf/' config/jail.conf
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 2to3 --write --nobackups .
 find -type f -exec sed -i -e '1s,^#!/usr/bin/python *,#!/usr/bin/python%{python3_version},' {} +
+%endif
 
 # SELinux sources
 cp -p %SOURCE1 %SOURCE2 %SOURCE3 .
 
 
-
 %build
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+%py2_build
+%else
 %py3_build
+%endif
 make -f %SOURCE4
 
 %install
-%py3_install
-
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+%py2_install
 # Make symbolic link relative
+ln -fs python2 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/fail2ban-python
+%else
+%py3_install
 ln -fs python3 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/fail2ban-python
+%endif
 
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
 cp -p build/fail2ban.service %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/
@@ -255,7 +280,11 @@ install -m 0644 %{modulename}.pp.bz2 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/selinux/packages/%{
 
 
 %check
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+%python2 bin/fail2ban-testcases --verbosity=2 --no-network
+%else
 %python3 bin/fail2ban-testcases --verbosity=2 --no-network
+%endif
 
 
 %pre selinux
@@ -296,8 +325,13 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/fail2ban-python
 %{_bindir}/fail2ban-regex
 %{_bindir}/fail2ban-server
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+%{python2_sitelib}/*
+%exclude %{python2_sitelib}/fail2ban/tests
+%else
 %{python3_sitelib}/*
 %exclude %{python3_sitelib}/fail2ban/tests
+%endif
 %{_unitdir}/fail2ban.service
 %{_mandir}/man1/fail2ban.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/fail2ban-client.1*
@@ -332,7 +366,11 @@ fi
 %files tests
 %{_bindir}/fail2ban-testcases
 %{_mandir}/man1/fail2ban-testcases.1*
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8
+%{python2_sitelib}/fail2ban/tests
+%else
 %{python3_sitelib}/fail2ban/tests
+%endif
 
 %files mail
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/fail2ban/action.d/complain.conf