diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pep440/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pep440/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..83187327af17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pep440/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pep440";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "m1H/yqqDiFrj6tmD9jo8nDakCBZxkBPq/HtSOXMH4ZQ=";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "pep440"
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python module to check whether versions number match PEP 440";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Carreau/pep440";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 87b06b9eb148..ff2d47073c71 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5608,6 +5608,8 @@ in {
 
   pep257 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pep257 { };
 
+  pep440 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pep440 { };
+
   pep517 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pep517 { };
 
   pep8 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pep8 { };