diff --git a/python-util/python-util.spec b/python-util/python-util.spec
index 49b9ecc550..d6b82aecf0 100644
--- a/python-util/python-util.spec
+++ b/python-util/python-util.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 %define       V_constantly     15.1.0
 %define       V_automat        0.6.0
 %define       V_monk           0.13.2
+%define       V_pluginbase     0.5
 
 #   package information
 Name:         python-util
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ Class:        BASE
 Group:        Language
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_python}
-Release:      20180123
+Release:      20180205
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/z/zope.component/zope.component-%{V_zope_component}.tar.gz
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ Source4:      https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/a/attrs/attrs-%{V_a
 Source5:      https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/c/constantly/constantly-%{V_constantly}.tar.gz
 Source6:      https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/A/Automat/Automat-%{V_automat}.tar.gz
 Source7:      https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/m/monk/monk-%{V_monk}.tar.gz
+Source8:      https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pluginbase/pluginbase-%{V_pluginbase}.tar.gz
 Patch0:       python-util.patch
 
 #   build information
@@ -105,6 +107,11 @@ PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101, python >= %{V_python}
         url       = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Automat
         regex     = monk-(__VER__)\.tar\.gz
     }
+    prog python-util:pluginbase = {
+        version   = %{V_pluginbase}
+        url       = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pluginbase
+        regex     = pluginbase-(__VER__)\.tar\.gz
+    }
 
 %prep
     %setup -q -c
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101, python >= %{V_python}
     %setup -q -T -D -a 5
     %setup -q -T -D -a 6
     %setup -q -T -D -a 7
+    %setup -q -T -D -a 8
     %patch -p0
 
 %build
@@ -176,6 +184,13 @@ PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101, python >= %{V_python}
           --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT \
           --prefix=%{l_prefix}
     ) || exit $?
+    ( cd pluginbase-%{V_pluginbase}
+      PYTHONPATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/lib/python/site-packages \
+      %{l_prefix}/bin/python \
+          setup.py install \
+          --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT \
+          --prefix=%{l_prefix}
+    ) || exit $?
     %{l_rpmtool} files -v -ofiles -r$RPM_BUILD_ROOT %{l_files_std}
 
 %files -f files