diff --git a/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.ebuild b/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.ebuild
index 8744b6550d1c7..d783f7b9e9df9 100644
--- a/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.ebuild
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_4,3_5} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_4,3_5,3_6} )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="A pure Python module for creation and analysis of binary data"