diff --git a/packaging/release/tests/version_helper_test.py b/packaging/release/tests/version_helper_test.py
index 054ba377a20..3c2a8b5d8c1 100644
--- a/packaging/release/tests/version_helper_test.py
+++ b/packaging/release/tests/version_helper_test.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 import pytest
 
 from packaging.version import InvalidVersion
diff --git a/packaging/release/versionhelper/version_helper.py b/packaging/release/versionhelper/version_helper.py
index 6942e7fa516..10663f3ead9 100644
--- a/packaging/release/versionhelper/version_helper.py
+++ b/packaging/release/versionhelper/version_helper.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 import argparse
 import os
 import re