diff --git a/srcpkgs/volume_key-python b/srcpkgs/volume_key-python
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..649832a366f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/volume_key-python
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+volume_key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/volume_key/template b/srcpkgs/volume_key/template
index 4ab16a4aa3c..91bddf05e40 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/volume_key/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/volume_key/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'volume_key'
 pkgname=volume_key
 version=0.3.9
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config python-devel"
 makedepends="cryptsetup-devel glib-devel gpgme-devel nss-devel python-devel"
@@ -16,9 +16,18 @@ if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	make_build_args+=" PYTHON_CPPFLAGS=-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/python2.7"
 fi
 
+volume_key-python_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - python bindings"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove "usr/lib/python*"
+	}
+}
+
 volume_key-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
-	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}
+	 ${sourcepkg}-python3>=${version}_${revision}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove usr/lib/*.so