diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8394019d..b4cfcd1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ the following form (`[...]` denotes optional or conditional values),
 
 ```lisp
 (<package-name>
- :fetcher [git|github|bzr|hg|darcs|svn|cvs|wiki]
+ :fetcher [git|github|bzr|hg|darcs|fossil|svn|cvs|wiki]
  [:url "<repo url>"]
  [:repo "github-user/repo-name"]
  [:module "cvs-module"]
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ the following form (`[...]` denotes optional or conditional values),
 - `package-name`
 a lisp symbol that has the same name as the package being specified.
 
-- `:fetcher` (one of `git, github, bzr, hg, darcs, svn, cvs, wiki`)
+- `:fetcher` (one of `git, github, bzr, hg, darcs, fossil, svn, cvs, wiki`)
 specifies the type of repository that `:url` points to. Right now
 package-build supports [git][git], [github][github],
 [bazaar (bzr)][bzr], [mercurial (hg)][hg], [subversion (svn)][svn],
-[cvs][cvs], [darcs][darcs], and [Emacs Wiki (wiki)][emacswiki] as
+[cvs][cvs], [darcs][darcs], [fossil][fossil], and [Emacs Wiki (wiki)][emacswiki] as
 possible mechanisms for checking out the repository.
 
     *package-build* uses
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ differs from the package name being built.
 
 - `:url`
 specifies the URL of the version control repository. *required for
-the `git`, `bzr`, `hg`, `darcs`, `svn` and `cvs` fetchers.*
+the `git`, `bzr`, `hg`, `darcs`, `fossil`, `svn` and `cvs` fetchers.*
 
 - `:repo` specifies the github repository and is of the form
 `github-user/repo-name`. *required for the `github` fetcher*.
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ specified package requires more complex file specification.
 [svn]: http://subversion.apache.org/
 [cvs]: http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
 [darcs]: http://darcs.net/
+[fossil]: http://www.fossil-scm.org/
 [emacswiki]: http://www.emacswiki.org/
 
 
diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index 4030bed2..f0b35306 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <h1><span class="archive-name">MELPA</span> (Milkypostman’s Emacs Lisp Package Archive)</h1>
       <ul>
         <li>Up-to-date packages built on our servers from upstream source</li>
-        <li>Installable in any recent Emacs using 'package.el' - no need to install svn/cvs/hg/bzr/git/darcs etc.</li>
+        <li>Installable in any recent Emacs using 'package.el' - no need to install svn/cvs/hg/bzr/git/darcs/fossil etc.</li>
         <li>Curated - no obsolete, renamed, forked or randomly hacked packages</li>
         <li>Comprehensive - more packages than any other archive</li>
         <li>Automatic updates - new commits result in new packages</li>
diff --git a/html/js/melpa.js b/html/js/melpa.js
index 0cf83504..006358d3 100644
--- a/html/js/melpa.js
+++ b/html/js/melpa.js
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
           m("section.jumbotron", [
             m("ul", [
               m("li", m.trust("<strong>Up-to-date packages built on our servers from upstream source</strong>")),
-              m("li", m.trust("<strong>Installable in any recent Emacs using 'package.el'</strong> - no need to install svn/cvs/hg/bzr/git/darcs etc.")),
+              m("li", m.trust("<strong>Installable in any recent Emacs using 'package.el'</strong> - no need to install svn/cvs/hg/bzr/git/darcs/fossil etc.")),
               m("li", m.trust("<strong>Curated</strong> - no obsolete, renamed, forked or randomly hacked packages")),
               m("li", m.trust("<strong>Comprehensive</strong> - more packages than any other archive")),
               m("li", m.trust("<strong>Automatic updates</strong> - new commits result in new packages")),
diff --git a/html/partials/getting-started.html b/html/partials/getting-started.html
index ad4ed8d1..57391592 100644
--- a/html/partials/getting-started.html
+++ b/html/partials/getting-started.html
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
       <p><a href="https://github.com/milkypostman/melpa">https://github.com/milkypostman/melpa</a></p>
       <p>
         Contributions are welcome. Currently, the builder supports
-        packages using git, subversion, mercurial, bzr, cvs, darcs and
+        packages using git, subversion, mercurial, bzr, cvs, darcs, fossil and
         emacswiki.
       </p>
     </section>
diff --git a/package-build.el b/package-build.el
index e2d80271..39f06f37 100644
--- a/package-build.el
+++ b/package-build.el
@@ -323,6 +323,32 @@ seconds; the server cuts off after 10 requests in 20 seconds.")
         (pb/find-parse-time
          "\\([a-zA-Z]\\{3\\} [a-zA-Z]\\{3\\} \\( \\|[0-9]\\)[0-9] [0-9]\\{2\\}:[0-9]\\{2\\}:[0-9]\\{2\\} [A-Za-z]\\{3\\} [0-9]\\{4\\}\\)")))))
 
+(defun pb/fossil-repo (dir)
+  "Get the current fossil repo for DIR."
+  (pb/run-process-match "\\(.*\\)" dir "fossil" "remote-url"))
+
+(defun pb/checkout-fossil (name config dir)
+  "Check package NAME with config CONFIG out of fossil into DIR."
+  (unless package-build-stable
+    (let ((repo (plist-get config :url)))
+      (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*package-build-checkout*")
+        (cond
+         ((and (file-exists-p (expand-file-name ".fslckout" dir))
+               (string-equal (pb/fossil-repo dir) repo))
+          (pb/princ-exists dir)
+          (pb/run-process dir "fossil" "pull"))
+         (t
+          (when (file-exists-p dir)
+            (delete-directory dir t))
+          (pb/princ-checkout repo dir)
+          (make-directory dir)
+          (pb/run-process dir "fossil" "clone" repo "repo.fossil")
+          (pb/run-process dir "fossil" "open" "repo.fossil")))
+        (pb/run-process dir "fossil" "timeline" "--limit" "1" "--type" "ci" "--width" "0")
+        (or (pb/find-parse-time
+             "=== \\([0-9]\\{4\\}-[0-9]\\{2\\}-[0-9]\\{2\\} ===\n[0-9]\\{2\\}:[0-9]\\{2\\}:[0-9]\\{2\\}\\) ")
+            (error "No valid timestamps found!"))))))
+
 (defun pb/svn-repo (dir)
   "Get the current svn repo for DIR."
   (pb/run-process-match "URL: \\(.*\\)" dir "svn" "info"))
@@ -571,6 +597,7 @@ Optionally PRETTY-PRINT the data."
          "--exclude=CVS"
          "--exclude=.git*"
          "--exclude=_darcs"
+         "--exclude=.fslckout"
          "--exclude=.bzr"
          "--exclude=.hg"
          (or (mapcar (lambda (fn) (concat dir "/" fn)) files) (list dir))))
diff --git a/recipes/vc-fossil b/recipes/vc-fossil
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3c110b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/vc-fossil
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(vc-fossil :fetcher fossil :url "http://chiselapp.com/user/venks/repository/emacs-fossil/" :files ("vc/el/*.el" "doc/*"))
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap b/scripts/bootstrap
index 2a543fa3..8a072b33 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sudo ${SUDOENV} apt-get update
 sudo ${SUDOENV} apt-get -y upgrade
 sudo ${SUDOENV} apt-get -y \
     install \
-    subversion git cvs darcs curl bzr mercurial \
+    subversion git cvs darcs fossil curl bzr mercurial \
     emacs24 emacs24-el emacs24-common-non-dfsg \
     tmux make