diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 3316d0fe6e..b766939be4 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ source "package/python-pyzmq/Config.in"
 source "package/python-serial/Config.in"
 source "package/python-setuptools/Config.in"
 source "package/python-thrift/Config.in"
+source "package/python-versiontools/Config.in"
 endmenu
 endif
 source "package/python3/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/python-versiontools/Config.in b/package/python-versiontools/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb260c1fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-versiontools/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS
+	bool "python-versiontools"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	help
+	  Smart replacement for plain tuple used in __version__.
+
+	  https://pypi.python.org/pypi/versiontools
diff --git a/package/python-versiontools/python-versiontools.mk b/package/python-versiontools/python-versiontools.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d745b992e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-versiontools/python-versiontools.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-versiontools
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS_VERSION = 1.9.1
+PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS_SOURCE = versiontools-$(PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS_SITE = http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/versiontools/
+PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_VERSIONTOOLS_LICENSE = LGPLv3
+
+$(eval $(python-package))