diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-calver/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-calver/recipe.toml
index 079d2c181..6f9b35c9c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-calver/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-calver/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# TODO compilation fails for setuptools
+# TODO compiles but needs testing
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/di/calver"
 rev = "2025.10.20"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-trove-classifiers/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-trove-classifiers/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35cd67003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/python/python3-trove-classifiers/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# TODO compiles but needs testing
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/pypa/trove-classifiers"
+shallow_clone = true
+
+[build]
+template = "python"
+dev-dependencies = [
+  "host:python312",
+  "python312",
+  "python3-setuptools",
+  "python3-calver",
+]
+
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+  "python312"
+]