diff --git a/lang/python/python-dateutil/Makefile b/lang/python/python-dateutil/Makefile
index 2a0d9336c..f72477e10 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-dateutil/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-dateutil/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(BUILD_VARIANT)-dateutil-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 
 HOST_PYTHON_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="setuptools-scm==5.0.2"
+HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="setuptools-scm==5.0.2"
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/lang/python/python-importlib-metadata/Makefile b/lang/python/python-importlib-metadata/Makefile
index 264a40cca..92cf14ac4 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-importlib-metadata/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-importlib-metadata/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ include ../pypi.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../python3-package.mk
 
-HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:=setuptools-scm
+HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="setuptools-scm==5.0.2"
 
 define Package/python3-importlib-metadata
   SECTION:=lang