diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d243d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+src/python/.git_archival.txt  export-subst
diff --git a/src/python/.git_archival.txt b/src/python/.git_archival.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c51009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/.git_archival.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+node: $Format:%H$
+node-date: $Format:%cI$
+describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true,match=*[0-9]*)$
diff --git a/src/python/build.sh b/src/python/build.sh
index f61f49a..c700d49 100755
--- a/src/python/build.sh
+++ b/src/python/build.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ mkdir $BUILD_DIR
 # Copy code
 cp -r \
   $CODE_DIR \
-  "pyproject.toml" "MANIFEST.in" \
+  "pyproject.toml" "MANIFEST.in" ".git_archival.txt" \
   "../../LICENSE" "../../README.md" \
   $BUILD_DIR
 # Remove link