diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 240e4303..9096743e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 __pycache__/
+dist/
+
 .vagrant/
 .venv/
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 75b3d8ec..d974fa15 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/onnela-lab/forest"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
+    "build",
     "flake8==6.1.0",
     "flake8-pytest-style==1.7.2",
     "mypy==1.6.1",
     "pytest==7.4.3",
     "pytest-mock==3.12.0",
+    "twine",
     "types-python-dateutil==2.8.19.14",
     "types-pytz==2023.3.1.1",
     "types-requests==2.31.0.10",