diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index b9f02dd0..64b73c33 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pydantic>=1.10",
     "packaging",
     "overrides>=0.7",
+    "pylance>=0.23.2",
 ]
 description = "lancedb"
 authors = [{ name = "LanceDB Devs", email = "dev@lancedb.com" }]
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@ tests = [
     "polars>=0.19, <=1.3.0",
     "tantivy",
     "pyarrow-stubs",
-    "pylance>=0.23.2",
 ]
 dev = [
     "ruff",