diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 37c98642..2e801cf1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools]
-packages = [""]
+packages = []  # meta distribution, packages are included as dependencies
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 100