diff --git a/dirac-common/pyproject.toml b/dirac-common/pyproject.toml
index b66eba062cd..18fb19a7066 100644
--- a/dirac-common/pyproject.toml
+++ b/dirac-common/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ include = [
     "/tests",
 ]
 
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.force-include]
+"../LICENSE" = "LICENSE"
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["src/DIRACCommon"]