diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-40.0.0.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-40.0.0.ebuild
index 60944fe536222..25ed8958758dd 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-40.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-40.0.0.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy{,3} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6,7} pypy{,3} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild
index 28829b6f5f082..ffd124714700d 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy{,3} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6,7} pypy{,3} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1