diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f880a3893d..1d4a31c202 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ install_requires =
 [options.packages.find]
 exclude = tests
 
+[options.package_data]
+tuf = py.typed
+
 [check-manifest]
 ignore =
   .fossa.yml
diff --git a/tuf/py.typed b/tuf/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2