diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/py.typed b/aws_lambda_powertools/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 735965d8cde..be0191db56b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name = "aws_lambda_powertools"
 version = "1.9.0"
 description = "Python utilities for AWS Lambda functions including but not limited to tracing, logging and custom metric"
 authors = ["Amazon Web Services"]
+include = ["aws_lambda_powertools/py.typed"]
 classifiers=[
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",