diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/metadata.xml b/dev-python/setuptools/metadata.xml
index 3620f425ec5f6..e33e5a84ab569 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/metadata.xml
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
   <upstream>
     <remote-id type="pypi">setuptools</remote-id>
     <remote-id type="github">pypa/setuptools</remote-id>
+    <remote-id type="cpe">cpe:/a:python:setuptools</remote-id>
   </upstream>
 </pkgmetadata>