diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deprecation/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deprecation/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63c3fcd74ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deprecation/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, python, packaging, unittest2 }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "deprecation";
+  version = "2.0.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "e8d0dc5a17d7d551730e5f23ff3a53fc9e438364b9efb47d41c3e9b05522eabe";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ packaging ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ unittest2 ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} -m unittest discover
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A library to handle automated deprecations";
+    homepage = https://deprecation.readthedocs.io/;
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6ce9bde2c97..b3ada10d65a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2101,6 +2101,8 @@ in {
 
   demjson = callPackage ../development/python-modules/demjson { };
 
+  deprecation = callPackage ../development/python-modules/deprecation { };
+
   derpconf = callPackage ../development/python-modules/derpconf { };
 
   deskcon = self.buildPythonPackage rec {