diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ceab9b..458bb3c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ pytest-cov = "^4.0.0"
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 docs = ["sphinx"]
 
+[tool.poetry.build]
+generate-setup-file = true
+
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core", "setuptools", "cython"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"