diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e92824..e70fb2f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ __pycache__/
 dev-ignore/
 report.md
 eval_bundle/
+*.egg-info/
 
 # Secrets
 .env
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f3cd8d7..8cd006d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,3 +72,10 @@ conflicts = [
         { extra = "gpu" },
     ],
 ]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["nanochat"]