diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyshp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyshp/package.py
index c4374c8f0eece58631ab31901e0b0053eccdf327..1c0ff61d2132bc5d0b528ce3af8f5179ec6f2f0a 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyshp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyshp/package.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class PyPyshp(PythonPackage):
     homepage = "https://github.com/GeospatialPython/pyshp"
     url      = "https://pypi.io/packages/source/p/pyshp/pyshp-1.2.12.tar.gz"
 
+    version('2.1.0', sha256='e65c7f24d372b97d0920b864bbeb78322bb37b83f2606e2a2212631d5d51e5c0')
     version('1.2.12', sha256='8dcd65e0aa2aa2951527ddb7339ea6e69023543d8a20a73fc51e2829b9ed6179')
 
     depends_on('py-setuptools', type='build')
+    depends_on('python@2.7:', type=('build', 'run'))