diff --git a/apis/python/setup.py b/apis/python/setup.py
index bc3cf4818e..45659e69ef 100644
--- a/apis/python/setup.py
+++ b/apis/python/setup.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def run(self):
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     ],
     package_dir={"": "src"},
-    packages=setuptools.find_packages("src"),
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages("src", include="src/tiledbsoma/experimental"),
     # This next is necessary to avoid cibuildwheel thinking we want a python-only wheel:
     ext_modules=[
         Pybind11Extension(