diff --git a/debian_pkg_dirs b/debian_pkg_dirs
index a200bb8e4..c75833709 100644
--- a/debian_pkg_dirs
+++ b/debian_pkg_dirs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ostree/initramfs-ostree
 ostree/mttyexec
 ostree/ostree
 ostree/ostree-upgrade-mgr
+python/python3-setuptools
 security/keyrings.alt
 security/python-keyring
 storage-drivers/trident-installer
diff --git a/python/python3-setuptools/debian/meta_data.yaml b/python/python3-setuptools/debian/meta_data.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60af33817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python3-setuptools/debian/meta_data.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+debname: setuptools
+debver: 52.0.0-4
+archive: https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20210629T151153Z/pool/main/s/setuptools/
+revision:
+  dist: $STX_DIST
+  PKG_GITREVCOUNT: true
diff --git a/python/python3-setuptools/debian/patches/0001-Revert-no-SOURCES.txt-in-egg-ingo.diff.patch b/python/python3-setuptools/debian/patches/0001-Revert-no-SOURCES.txt-in-egg-ingo.diff.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7d426186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python3-setuptools/debian/patches/0001-Revert-no-SOURCES.txt-in-egg-ingo.diff.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 70f8bcd677d9973193bba33b4ec45e3d09b57aab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dan Voiculeasa <dan.voiculeasa@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:24:46 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Revert no-SOURCES.txt-in-egg-ingo.diff
+
+Typo in upstream patchname aside, revert the upstream patch that
+removes SOURCES.txt from egg.
+
+Partial-Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/starlingx/+bug/1955648
+Signed-off-by: Dan Voiculeasa <dan.voiculeasa@windriver.com>
+---
+ setuptools/command/install_egg_info.py | 3 ---
+ 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setuptools/command/install_egg_info.py b/setuptools/command/install_egg_info.py
+index 5f405bc..76fb20e 100644
+--- a/setuptools/command/install_egg_info.py
++++ b/setuptools/command/install_egg_info.py
+@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class install_egg_info(namespaces.Installer, Command):
+             for skip in '.svn/', 'CVS/':
+                 if src.startswith(skip) or '/' + skip in src:
+                     return None
+-            if self.install_layout and self.install_layout in ['deb'] and src.startswith('SOURCES.txt'):
+-                log.info("Skipping SOURCES.txt")
+-                return None
+             self.outputs.append(dst)
+             log.debug("Copying %s to %s", src, dst)
+             return dst
+-- 
+2.30.0
+
diff --git a/python/python3-setuptools/debian/patches/series b/python/python3-setuptools/debian/patches/series
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb9b5d568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python3-setuptools/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0001-Revert-no-SOURCES.txt-in-egg-ingo.diff.patch