diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/py.typed b/airbyte-cdk/python/airbyte_cdk/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d
diff --git a/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py b/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py
index 34416a842a393..5bc6577ecf4ae 100644
--- a/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py
+++ b/airbyte-cdk/python/setup.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         "Tracker": "https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/issues",
     },
     packages=find_packages(exclude=("unit_tests",)),
+    package_data={"airbyte_cdk": ["py.typed"]},
     install_requires=[
         "backoff",
         # pinned to the last working version for us temporarily while we fix