diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7c49b71c6..c8c52bab9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ typing =
   mypy
   typing_extensions; python_version <"3.8"
 
+[options.package_data]
+mesonbuild.scripts = cmd_or_ps.ps1
+
 [options.packages.find]
 include = mesonbuild, mesonbuild.*
 exclude = *.data