diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9868513..a52c0c9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ nanobot = "nanobot.cli.commands:app"
 requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
+[tool.hatch.metadata]
+allow-direct-references = true
+
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["nanobot"]