diff --git a/setuptools/command/egg_info.py b/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
index d1bd9b04061..2dd5ff9bba4 100755
--- a/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/egg_info.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Create a distribution's .egg-info directory and contents"""
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from distutils.filelist import FileList as _FileList
 from distutils.util import convert_path
 from distutils import log
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ def initialize_options(self):
 
     def save_version_info(self, filename):
         values = dict(
-            egg_info=dict(
+            egg_info=OrderedDict(
                 tag_svn_revision=0,
                 tag_date=0,
                 tag_build=self.tags(),