diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f8161339e..ce121bcf3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ git-only = [
 BUILD_MQT_CORE_BINDINGS = "ON"
 BUILD_MQT_CORE_TESTS = "OFF"
 BUILD_SHARED_LIBS = "ON"
+ENABLE_IPO = "ON"
 
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]