diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 22c0e591..d36417f6 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ classifiers = [
 repository = "https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
+pylance = [
+    "pylance>=0.23.2",
+]
 tests = [
     "aiohttp",
     "boto3",