diff --git a/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bd0fae8e..deeb41f90 100644
--- a/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ MESSAGE (STATUS "Python executable: ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}")
 MESSAGE (STATUS "Python installation dir: ${PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR}")
 MESSAGE (STATUS "Python include path: ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH}")
 
+CONFIGURE_FILE (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/METADATA.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/METADATA @ONLY)
+
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND (
     OUTPUT solv_python.c
     COMMAND ${SWIG_EXECUTABLE} ${SWIG_FLAGS} -python ${SWIG_PY_FLAGS} -I${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src -o solv_python.c ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bindings/solv.i
@@ -43,4 +45,4 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (bindings_python ${LIBSOLV_BINDINGS_LIBRARIES} ${SYSTEM_LI
 
 INSTALL (TARGETS bindings_python LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR})
 INSTALL (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/solv.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR})
-
+INSTALL (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/METADATA DESTINATION ${PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR}/solv-${VERSION}.dist-info)
diff --git a/bindings/python/METADATA.in b/bindings/python/METADATA.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87ef32c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/python/METADATA.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Metadata-Version: 2.1
+Name: solv
+Version: @VERSION@
diff --git a/bindings/python3/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/python3/CMakeLists.txt
index e2da68452..903577755 100644
--- a/bindings/python3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/python3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES (bindings_python3 ${LIBSOLV_BINDINGS_LIBRARIES} ${SYSTEM_L
 
 INSTALL (TARGETS bindings_python3 LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON3_INSTALL_DIR})
 INSTALL (FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/solv.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON3_INSTALL_DIR})
+INSTALL (FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bindings/python/METADATA DESTINATION ${PYTHON3_INSTALL_DIR}/solv-${VERSION}.dist-info)