diff --git a/dev-util/scons/metadata.xml b/dev-util/scons/metadata.xml
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--- /dev/null
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<herd>python</herd>
+	<maintainer>
+		<email>python@gentoo.org</email>
+		<name>Python Project Team</name>
+	</maintainer>
+</pkgmetadata>