diff --git a/scripts/klayout.egg-info b/scripts/klayout.egg-info
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e765225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/klayout.egg-info
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Metadata-Version: 1.1
+Name: klayout
+Version: %VERSION%
+Summary: KLayout standalone Python package
+Home-page: https://github.com/klayout/klayout
+Author: Matthias Koefferlein
+Author-email: matthias@klayout.de
+License: GNU GPLv3
+Description: KLayout Mask Layout Tool
+Platform: UNKNOWN
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
+Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
+Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
+Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
diff --git a/scripts/makedeb.sh b/scripts/makedeb.sh
index 5bcca6603..b6555f460 100755
--- a/scripts/makedeb.sh
+++ b/scripts/makedeb.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ for d in db tl rdb; do
   mkdir -p makedeb-tmp/${pylibdir}/$d
   cp -pd $bininstdir/pymod/klayout/$d/*py makedeb-tmp/${pylibdir}/$d
 done
-cp -pd scripts/klayout*.egg-info makedeb-tmp/${distpackdir}
+sed "s/%VERSION%/$KLAYOUT_VERSION/g" <scripts/klayout.egg-info >makedeb-tmp/${distpackdir}/klayout.egg-info
 
 cd makedeb-tmp