diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 28185319..9fee6489 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 include src/west/west-commands-schema.yml
 include src/west/manifest-schema.yml
+include src/west/py.typed
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fdc8ec42..1d68190d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@
     ],
     python_requires='>=3.8',
     entry_points={'console_scripts': ('west = west.app.main:main',)},
+    zip_safe=False
 )
diff --git a/src/west/py.typed b/src/west/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b