diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b02f3930ae..183c534e0a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ exclude = [
 ]
 namespaces = true
 
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+# ensure that `setuptools/_vendor/jaraco/text/Lorem ipsum.txt` is installed
+"*" = ["*.txt"]
+
 [tool.distutils.sdist]
 formats = "zip"