diff --git a/buildroot-external/Config.in b/buildroot-external/Config.in
index 0ee29b96..3d63238b 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/Config.in
+++ b/buildroot-external/Config.in
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ menu "Mycroft A.I. Personal Assistant"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/mycroft-embedded-shell/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/mycroft-gui/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-holmesv/Config.in"
+	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/python-ovos-core/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/mycroft-service/Config.in"
 	source "$BR2_EXTERNAL_OPENVOICEOS_PATH/package/mycroft-splash/Config.in"
 menu "Mycroft A.I. Plugins"
diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig
index a0b45f62..0ab88365 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi3_64-gui_defconfig
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_YOUTUBE_SEARCHER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_YT_DLP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MYCROFT_EMBEDDED_SHELL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MYCROFT_GUI=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_HOLMESV=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_CORE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MYCROFT_SERVICE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_CHROMIUM=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_POCKETSPHINX=y
diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
index 7d01b52b..0347876a 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/rpi4_64-gui_defconfig
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_YOUTUBE_SEARCHER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_YT_DLP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MYCROFT_EMBEDDED_SHELL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MYCROFT_GUI=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_HOLMESV=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_CORE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MYCROFT_SERVICE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_CHROMIUM=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_STT_PLUGIN_POCKETSPHINX=y
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/Config.in b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae4f83c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_OVOS_CORE
+	bool "python-ovos-core"
+	help
+	  OVOS-core is a backwards-compatible descendant of 
+	  Mycroft-core, the central component of Mycroft 
+
+	  https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/python-ovos-core.hash b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/python-ovos-core.hash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..453f957b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/python-ovos-core.hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sha256  90b155b19ceba1530cc5e838fc2318fbad15d3967f888ffd3e3eb1aa26459432  python-ovos-core-033bfbfaf378ab2606b51e2be7d0e36febac26a0.tar.gz
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/python-ovos-core.mk b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/python-ovos-core.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c82c7fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/python-ovos-core/python-ovos-core.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# python-ovos-core
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PYTHON_OVOS_CORE_VERSION = 033bfbfaf378ab2606b51e2be7d0e36febac26a0
+PYTHON_OVOS_CORE_SITE = $(call github,OpenVoiceOS,ovos-core,$(PYTHON_OVOS_CORE_VERSION))
+PYTHON_OVOS_CORE_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+PYTHON_OVOS_CORE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+
+$(eval $(python-package))