diff --git a/docs/config/README.md b/docs/config/README.md
index e525224c..5ba450c4 100644
--- a/docs/config/README.md
+++ b/docs/config/README.md
@@ -2096,6 +2096,7 @@ package, and shows its current version. The module currently supports `npm`, `ni
 - [**nimble**](https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble) - The `nimble` package version is extracted from the `*.nimble` file present in the current directory with the `nimble dump` command
 - [**poetry**](https://python-poetry.org/) – The `poetry` package version is extracted from the `pyproject.toml` present
   in the current directory
+- [**python**](https://www.python.org) - The `python` package version is extracted from the `setup.cfg` present in the current directory
 - [**composer**](https://getcomposer.org/) – The `composer` package version is extracted from the `composer.json` present
   in the current directory
 - [**gradle**](https://gradle.org/) – The `gradle` package version is extracted from the `build.gradle` present
diff --git a/src/modules/package.rs b/src/modules/package.rs
index 8aba829a..2e54a7e3 100644
--- a/src/modules/package.rs
+++ b/src/modules/package.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::configs::package::PackageConfig;
 use crate::formatter::StringFormatter;
 use crate::utils;
 
+use ini::Ini;
 use quick_xml::events::Event as QXEvent;
 use quick_xml::Reader as QXReader;
 use regex::Regex;
@@ -96,6 +97,14 @@ fn extract_poetry_version(file_contents: &str) -> Option<String> {
     Some(formatted_version)
 }
 
+fn extract_setup_cfg_version(file_contents: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let ini = Ini::load_from_str(file_contents).ok()?;
+    let raw_version = ini.get_from(Some("metadata"), "version")?;
+
+    let formatted_version = format_version(raw_version);
+    Some(formatted_version)
+}
+
 fn extract_gradle_version(file_contents: &str) -> Option<String> {
     let re = Regex::new(r#"(?m)^version ['"](?P<version>[^'"]+)['"]$"#).unwrap();
     let caps = re.captures(file_contents)?;
@@ -217,6 +226,8 @@ fn get_package_version(context: &Context, config: &PackageConfig) -> Option<Stri
         extract_package_version(&package_json, config.display_private)
     } else if let Ok(poetry_toml) = utils::read_file(base_dir.join("pyproject.toml")) {
         extract_poetry_version(&poetry_toml)
+    } else if let Ok(setup_cfg) = utils::read_file(base_dir.join("setup.cfg")) {
+        extract_setup_cfg_version(&setup_cfg)
     } else if let Ok(composer_json) = utils::read_file(base_dir.join("composer.json")) {
         extract_composer_version(&composer_json)
     } else if let Ok(build_gradle) = utils::read_file(base_dir.join("build.gradle")) {
@@ -572,6 +583,31 @@ license = "MIT"
         project_dir.close()
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_setup_cfg_version() -> io::Result<()> {
+        let config_name = "setup.cfg";
+        let config_content = String::from(
+            "[metadata]
+            version = 0.1.0",
+        );
+
+        let project_dir = create_project_dir()?;
+        fill_config(&project_dir, config_name, Some(&config_content))?;
+        expect_output(&project_dir, Some("v0.1.0"), None);
+        project_dir.close()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_setup_cfg_version_without_version() -> io::Result<()> {
+        let config_name = "setup.cfg";
+        let config_content = String::from("[metadata]");
+
+        let project_dir = create_project_dir()?;
+        fill_config(&project_dir, config_name, Some(&config_content))?;
+        expect_output(&project_dir, None, None);
+        project_dir.close()
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_extract_gradle_version_single_quote() -> io::Result<()> {
         let config_name = "build.gradle";