diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 50f0cdef..054bfe57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+v1.15.5
+=======
+
+* fix #167 by correctly respecting preformatted version metadata
+  from PKG-INFO/EGG-INFO
+
 v1.15.4
 =======
 
diff --git a/testing/conftest.py b/testing/conftest.py
index 49a9d14b..29e129c5 100644
--- a/testing/conftest.py
+++ b/testing/conftest.py
@@ -52,14 +52,18 @@ def commit_testfile(self, reason=None):
         self(self.add_command)
         self.commit(reason=reason)
 
-    @property
-    def version(self):
+    def get_version(self, **kw):
         __tracebackhide__ = True
         from setuptools_scm import get_version
-        version = get_version(root=str(self.cwd))
+        version = get_version(root=str(self.cwd), **kw)
         print(version)
         return version
 
+    @property
+    def version(self):
+        __tracebackhide__ = True
+        return self.get_version()
+
 
 @pytest.yield_fixture(autouse=True)
 def debug_mode():
diff --git a/testing/test_basic_api.py b/testing/test_basic_api.py
index 5f9e1d60..4192f714 100644
--- a/testing/test_basic_api.py
+++ b/testing/test_basic_api.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ def test_version_from_pkginfo(wd):
     wd.write('PKG-INFO', 'Version: 0.1')
     assert wd.version == '0.1'
 
+    # replicate issue 167
+    assert wd.get_version(version_scheme="1.{0.distance}.0".format) == '0.1'
+
 
 def assert_root(monkeypatch, expected_root):
     """