diff --git a/.project-template/fill_template_vars.sh b/.project-template/fill_template_vars.sh
index c9cb8261..250f5512 100755
--- a/.project-template/fill_template_vars.sh
+++ b/.project-template/fill_template_vars.sh
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ _replace "s/<SHORT_DESCRIPTION>/$SHORT_DESCRIPTION/g"
 
 mkdir -p "$PROJECT_ROOT/$MODULE_NAME"
 touch "$PROJECT_ROOT/$MODULE_NAME/__init__.py"
+touch "$PROJECT_ROOT/$MODULE_NAME/py.typed"