diff --git a/Manual.md b/Manual.md
index 34c737e6df4..53a2cc8a151 100644
--- a/Manual.md
+++ b/Manual.md
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ package accordingly. Additionally, the following functions are available:
 - *vopt_feature()* `vopt_feature <option> <property>`
 
   Same as `vopt_bool`, but uses `-D<property=enabled` and
-	`-D<property>=disabled` respectively. 
+	`-D<property>=disabled` respectively.
 
 The following example shows how to change a source package that uses GNU
 configure to enable a new build option to support PNG images:
@@ -1630,6 +1630,8 @@ In most cases version is inferred from shebang, install path or build style.
 Only required for some multi-language
 applications (e.g., the application is written in C while the command is
 written in Python) or just single Python file ones that live in `/usr/bin`.
+If `python_version` is set to `ignore`, python-containing shebangs will not be rewritten.
+Use this only if a package should not be using a system version of python.
 
 Also, a set of useful variables are defined to use in the templates:
 
diff --git a/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh b/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh
index 69e318a5608..f21017f8361 100644
--- a/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/post-install/04-create-xbps-metadata-scripts.sh
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ _EOF
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [ -n "$python_version" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$python_version" ] && [ "$python_version" != ignore ]; then
 		pycompile_version=${python_version}
 	fi
 
diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
index 07162ad2c69..47c7a996a50 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ hook() {
 		pyver="$python_version"
 	fi
 
+	if [ "$python_version" = ignore ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+
 	if [ -n "$pyver" ]; then
 		default_shebang="#!/usr/bin/python${pyver%.*}"
 	fi