diff --git a/python/hopsworks_common/__init__.py b/python/hopsworks_common/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff8055b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/hopsworks_common/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#
+#   Copyright 2024 Hopsworks AB
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+#
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 9452f5061..e3970c466 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
 exclude = ["tests*"]
-include = ["../README.md", "../LICENSE", "hopsworks*", "hsfs*", "hsml*"]
+include = ["../README.md", "../LICENSE", "hopsworks*", "hsfs*", "hsml*", "hopsworks_common*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = { attr = "hopsworks.version.__version__" }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ dummy-variable-rgx = "^(_+|(_+[a-zA-Z0-9_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+?))$"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 lines-after-imports = 2
-known-third-party = ["hopsworks", "hsfs", "hsml"]
+known-third-party = ["hopsworks", "hsfs", "hsml", "hopsworks_common"]
 
 
 [tool.ruff.format]