diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/zero-system/package.use/catalyst b/profiles/pentoo/zero-system/package.use/catalyst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3205cd093
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+++ b/profiles/pentoo/zero-system/package.use/catalyst
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+dev-util/catalyst python_targets_python3_11 -python_targets_python3_12
+dev-python/fasteners python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/snakeoil python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/pydecomp python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/setuptools python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/jaraco-text python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/more-itertools python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/ordered-set python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/packaging python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/platformdirs python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/wheel python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/setuptools-scm python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/gpep517 python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/installer python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/flit-core python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/jaraco-context python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/jaraco-functools python_targets_python3_11
+dev-python/lazy-object-proxy python_targets_python3_11
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/zero-system/use.mask b/profiles/pentoo/zero-system/use.mask
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-python_targets_python3_11