diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 256a0d7d155..87c7d9e9102 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -115,3 +115,10 @@ repos:
         language: script
         types: [text]
         files: ^(homeassistant/.+/(manifest|strings)\.json|\.coveragerc|\.strict-typing|homeassistant/.+/services\.yaml|script/hassfest/.+\.py)$
+      - id: hassfest-metadata
+        name: hassfest-metadata
+        entry: script/run-in-env.sh python3 -m script.hassfest -p metadata
+        pass_filenames: false
+        language: script
+        types: [text]
+        files: ^(script/hassfest/.+\.py|homeassistant/const\.py$|setup\.cfg)$
diff --git a/script/hassfest/__main__.py b/script/hassfest/__main__.py
index 8a8e1155ab9..c6a9799a502 100644
--- a/script/hassfest/__main__.py
+++ b/script/hassfest/__main__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from . import (
     dhcp,
     json,
     manifest,
+    metadata,
     mqtt,
     mypy_config,
     requirements,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ INTEGRATION_PLUGINS = [
 HASS_PLUGINS = [
     coverage,
     mypy_config,
+    metadata,
 ]
 
 ALL_PLUGIN_NAMES = [
diff --git a/script/hassfest/metadata.py b/script/hassfest/metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab5ba3f036d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/hassfest/metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Package metadata validation."""
+import configparser
+
+from homeassistant.const import REQUIRED_PYTHON_VER, __version__
+
+from .model import Config, Integration
+
+
+def validate(integrations: dict[str, Integration], config: Config) -> None:
+    """Validate project metadata keys."""
+    metadata_path = config.root / "setup.cfg"
+    parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    parser.read(metadata_path)
+
+    try:
+        if parser["metadata"]["version"] != __version__:
+            config.add_error(
+                "metadata", f"'metadata.version' value does not match '{__version__}'"
+            )
+    except KeyError:
+        config.add_error("metadata", "No 'metadata.version' key found!")
+
+    required_py_version = f">={'.'.join(map(str, REQUIRED_PYTHON_VER))}"
+    try:
+        if parser["options"]["python_requires"] != required_py_version:
+            config.add_error(
+                "metadata",
+                f"'options.python_requires' value doesn't match '{required_py_version}",
+            )
+    except KeyError:
+        config.add_error("metadata", "No 'options.python_requires' key found!")
diff --git a/script/version_bump.py b/script/version_bump.py
index 5f1988f3c26..6044cdb277c 100755
--- a/script/version_bump.py
+++ b/script/version_bump.py
@@ -117,7 +117,18 @@ def write_version(version):
     )
 
     with open("homeassistant/const.py", "wt") as fil:
-        content = fil.write(content)
+        fil.write(content)
+
+
+def write_version_metadata(version: Version) -> None:
+    """Update setup.cfg file with new version."""
+    with open("setup.cfg") as fp:
+        content = fp.read()
+
+    content = re.sub(r"(version\W+=\W).+\n", f"\\g<1>{version}\n", content, count=1)
+
+    with open("setup.cfg", "w") as fp:
+        fp.write(content)
 
 
 def main():
@@ -142,6 +153,7 @@ def main():
     assert bumped > current, "BUG! New version is not newer than old version"
 
     write_version(bumped)
+    write_version_metadata(bumped)
 
     if not arguments.commit:
         return
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4b226b4402c..0625178d78f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [metadata]
+version      = 2022.3.0.dev0
 license      = Apache-2.0
 license_file = LICENSE.md
 platforms    = any
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ classifier =
     Topic :: Home Automation
 
 [options]
+python_requires = >=3.9.0
 install_requires =
     aiohttp==3.8.1
     astral==2.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c6f3f1fb02f..403ba9f0a33 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@ PROJECT_URLS = {
 
 PACKAGES = find_packages(exclude=["tests", "tests.*"])
 
-MIN_PY_VERSION = ".".join(map(str, hass_const.REQUIRED_PYTHON_VER))
-
 setup(
     name=PROJECT_PACKAGE_NAME,
-    version=hass_const.__version__,
     url=PROJECT_URL,
     download_url=DOWNLOAD_URL,
     project_urls=PROJECT_URLS,
@@ -44,7 +41,6 @@ setup(
     packages=PACKAGES,
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
-    python_requires=f">={MIN_PY_VERSION}",
     test_suite="tests",
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["hass = homeassistant.__main__:main"]},
 )